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Malnutrition   Listen
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malnutrition  n.  (Physiol.) Faulty or imperfect nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced food intake.






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"Malnutrition" Quotes from Famous Books



... literature of child hygiene for reliable evidence as to the injurious effects upon mental ability of malnutrition, decayed teeth, obstructed breathing, reduced sleep, bad ventilation, insufficient exercise, etc., we are met by endless assertion painfully unsupported by demonstrated fact. We have, indeed, very ...
— The Measurement of Intelligence • Lewis Madison Terman

... mandate. Military operations that impact across a whole population or cause "innocent civilians" to suffer (e.g., some economic sanctions, collateral damage from raids) also are likely to be only politically acceptable in aggravated situations. For example, if economic sanctions cause malnutrition or other health problems or collateral damage from bombing or shelling impacts hospitals, schools, orphanages, or refugee camps, the policy ...
— Shock and Awe - Achieving Rapid Dominance • Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade



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