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undernourishment

Definitions

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  • noun Insufficient nourishment
  • noun The condition of being undernourished

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  • noun not having enough food to develop or function normally

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Examples

  • The Rome conference on Tuesday is sponsored by the U. N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization, which said higher food prices may trigger widespread "undernourishment" during the next decade.

    World Bank Fund Targets 2008

  • Severe undernourishment (as defined by the World Health Organization) among children fell from 6% in 1988 to 2% in 1999. [ii] The proportion of children under 5 years of age identified as underweight has been reduced from 14% in 1988 to 5% in 2006. [iii]

    Mexico faces an uphill fight against malnutrition 2009

  • The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) said in their new report that wars, natural disasters and poor government institutions have contributed to a continuous state of undernourishment in 22 nations.

    Food Agencies Warn of 'Protracted Food Crises' 2010

  • The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) said in their new report that wars, natural disasters and poor government institutions have contributed to a continuous state of undernourishment in 22 nations.

    Food Agencies Warn of 'Protracted Food Crises' 2010

  • It notes that, in recent years, experts have concluded that undernourishment between conception and a child's second birthday can have serious and long-lasting impacts.

    Early Nutrition Key to Reducing Poverty 2010

  • The French had been let out of the camps and, after internment, deprivation, fear and undernourishment, were not normal, any more than the Dutch.

    A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

  • The French had been let out of the camps and, after internment, deprivation, fear and undernourishment, were not normal, any more than the Dutch.

    A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

  • Severe undernourishment (as defined by the World Health Organization) among children fell from 6% in 1988 to 2% in 1999. [ii] The proportion of children under 5 years of age identified as underweight has been reduced from 14% in 1988 to 5% in 2006. [iii]

    Mexico faces an uphill fight against malnutrition 2009

  • There is no single solution to the global problems of undernourishment, unbalanced nutritional styles and environmental degradation, but there is one way to approach the issue as a whole: we must realign the way we eat to minimize our impact on the planet.

    Guido Barilla: Healthy Food for a Healthy Planet Guido Barilla 2011

  • Severe undernourishment (as defined by the World Health Organization) among children fell from 6% in 1988 to 2% in 1999. [ii] The proportion of children under 5 years of age identified as underweight has been reduced from 14% in 1988 to 5% in 2006. [iii]

    Mexico faces an uphill fight against malnutrition 2009

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