undernutrition in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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In some developing countries overnutrition in the form of obesity is beginning to present within the same communities as undernutrition.
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It is a category of diseases that includes undernutrition and overnutrition.
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It is often used specifically to refer to undernutrition where there is not enough calories, protein or micronutrients; however, it also includes overnutrition.
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Severe undernutrition exists mainly among families of landless agricultural labourers and farmers with small holding.
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There is usually undernutrition of varying severity with secondary endocrine and metabolic changes and disturbances of bodily function.
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In other words, the state has a dual burden of undernutrition and overnutrition, which will affect its morbidity rates and impact its economic growth.
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Rates of obesity are soaring across the world and recent trends suggest that incidences of overnutrition in coming decades will overtake that of undernutrition in the developing world.
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