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  2. Malnutrition - Wikipedia

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    Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems. [11] [12] Specifically, it is a deficiency, excess, or imbalance of energy, protein and other nutrients which adversely affects the body's tissues and form. [13] Malnutrition is a category of diseases that includes undernutrition and ...

  3. Hunger - Wikipedia

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    The FAO definitions differentiate hunger from malnutrition and food insecurity: [5] [6] [7] Malnutrition results from "deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in the consumption of macro- and/or micro-nutrients." In the FAO definition, all hungry people

  4. Starvation - Wikipedia

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    According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hunger is the single gravest threat to the world's public health. [3] [4] The WHO also states that malnutrition is by far the biggest contributor to child mortality, present in half of all cases. [3] Undernutrition is a contributory factor in the death of 3.1 million children under five every ...

  5. Hunger in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Food insecurity is defined at a household level, of not having adequate food for any household member due to finances. The step beyond this is very low food security, which is having six (for families without children) to eight (for families with children) or more food insecure conditions in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Security Supplement Survey.

  6. Undernutrition in children - Wikipedia

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    Once malnutrition is treated, adequate growth is an indication of health and recovery. [5] Even after recovering from severe malnutrition, children often remain stunted for the rest of their lives. [5] Even mild degrees of malnutrition double the risk of mortality for respiratory and diarrheal disease mortality and malaria. [5]

  7. Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and ...

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    The prevalence of hunger and malnutrition is an issue that has long been of international concern. Although it has been accepted that obtaining exact statistics regarding world hunger is difficult, it is believed that in the early 1960s, there were approximately 900 million undernourished individuals worldwide. [6]

  8. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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    The causes of malnutrition are complex and multifaceted, with aging processes further contributing to its development. The concerns faced with nutritional markers for the elderly are highlighted by the prevalence and determinants of malnutrition in adults over 65, encompassing factors from age-related changes to disease-related risks.

  9. Hunger (physiology) - Wikipedia

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    Hunger is a sensation that motivates the consumption of food. The sensation of hunger typically manifests after only a few hours without eating and is generally considered to be unpleasant. Satiety occurs between 5 and 20 minutes after eating. [1] There are several theories about how the feeling of hunger arises. [2]