malnutrition

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Singer argues that those bad things-malnutrition, homelessness, disease, despair, early death-could be prevented if readers chose to forgo luxuries that only seem necessary.

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  1. noun Poor nutrition because of an insufficient or poorly balanced diet or faulty digestion or utilization of foods.

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/mælnjuˈtrɪʃən/
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