What Are the Types of Malnutrition and Its Causes

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Hunger and malnutrition are present all around us and continue to remind us of the extreme suffering of the citizens who are in rural areas.

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There are two types of malnutrition: – Protein-energy malnutrition – Micronutrient deficiency diseases

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Causes Of Malnutrition

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Some medicines have side effects like loss of appetite, diarrhea or inability to absorb the required amount of nutrients from food can further lead to malnutrition.

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People who have difficulty eating due to painful teeth or other painful lesions of the mouth also suffer from malnutrition.

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Those with a limited knowledge about nutrition often are seen to follow an unhealthy diet and fall at risk of malnutrition.

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Most of the time, due to lack of knowledge of adequate feeding among parents, children get affected by malnutrition.

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People with eating disorders like anorexia nervosa have difficulty maintaining adequate nutrition and often suffer from malnutrition.

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Childhood cancers, heart defects from birth and other major long term diseases in children lead to malnutrition.

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Those with digestive illnesses like ulcerative colitis also suffer from malnutrition.

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