What is malnutrition

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Let's take a look at the relationship between malnutrition and mental health. If there is no right relationship between malnutrition and mental health, we can see.

What is malnutrition

First: malnutrition is a term used to describe health conditions, caused by improper or inadequate diet. It usually refers to undernutrition caused by inadequate intake, malabsorption or excessive loss of nutrients, but it may also include over nutrition caused by overeating or excessive intake of specific nutrients.

Second, if we can't eat a healthy diet composed of proper amount, variety or quality of nutrients for a long time, we will suffer from malnutrition. Chronic malnutrition can lead to starvation and death. Due to the lack of sufficient nutrients to maintain healthy body function, malnutrition often occurs in economically backward developing countries.

Third: protein energy malnutrition shows that the available or absorbed amount of energy and protein in the body is insufficient. Micronutrient malnutrition shows insufficient availability of some essential nutrients, such as vitamins and trace elements, which are small and indispensable in the body. Micronutrient deficiency leads to various diseases and impairs the normal function of the body.

matters needing attention

Malnutrition is generally improper feeding and poor eating habits, so to improve physical fitness, we must first start to improve diet, otherwise it will lead to many diseases, severe malnutrition is mostly caused by a variety of factors.