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Is malnutrition the reason for disease?

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Common causes of loss of appetite include cancers, tumours, depressive illness and other mental illnesses, liver or kidney disease, chronic infections etc. Those with a limited knowledge about nutrition tend to follow an unhealthy diet with not enough nutrients, vitamins and minerals and are at risk of malnutrition. read more

Malnutrition is a condition that results from eating a diet in which one or more nutrients are either not enough or are too much such that the diet causes health problems. It may involve calories, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins or minerals. read more

Malnutrition results from a poor diet or inability to absorb nutrients. The WHO say it is the gravest single threat to global public health. It can also result from environmental and medical conditions, such as mental health problems, and alcoholism. read more

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Further Research

Causes of malnutrition
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Malnutrition: causes and consequences
www.clinmed.rcpjournal.org