malnourished
adjective
mal·nour·ished
ˌmal-ˈnər-isht 
-ˈnə-risht
: supplied with less than the minimum or an unbalanced amount of the nutrients or foods essential for sound health and growth : marked by malnutrition
When it comes to certain nutrients, in fact, an estimated 80 to 90 percent of obese individuals are malnourished.—
Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova
especially
: undernourished sense 1
How do you help malnourished children and assure that they won't go hungry again after you leave? —Melissa Hendricks
Melissa Hendricks Patients may become malnourished from being unable to take food by mouth … —Laura Landro
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Health Targeting microbiome can help treat malnourished children Healthy people need healthy microbiomes from an early age.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Two misdemeanor warrants were obtained for Buggs on May 29 after two severely malnourished dogs were found in an Alabama home the athlete was renting, according to civil records obtained by Tuscaloosa Patch and 247Sports at the time.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
Here’s what to know Almost 3,000 malnourished children in southern Gaza are at risk of dying after recent violence cut them off from treatment, the U.N. children’s agency warned.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
Savior Complex Year: 2023 Length: Three episodes Director: Jackie Jesko
In 2009, Renee Bach started a nonprofit organization designed to feed malnourished children in Uganda.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
Two misdemeanor warrants were obtained for Buggs on May 29 after two severely malnourished dogs were found in an Alabama home the athlete was renting, according to civil records obtained by Tuscaloosa Patch and 247Sports at the time.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
Here’s what to know Almost 3,000 malnourished children in southern Gaza are at risk of dying after recent violence cut them off from treatment, the U.N. children’s agency warned.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
Savior Complex Year: 2023 Length: Three episodes Director: Jackie Jesko
In 2009, Renee Bach started a nonprofit organization designed to feed malnourished children in Uganda.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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malnourished
adjective
mal·nour·ished
(ˈ)mal-ˈnər-isht
-ˈnə-risht
: poorly nourished : undernourished
Medical Definition
malnourished
adjective
mal·nour·ished
(ˈ)mal-ˈnər-isht, -ˈnə-risht
: supplied with less than the minimum or an unbalanced amount of the nutrients or foods essential for sound health and growth : marked by malnutrition
When it comes to certain nutrients, in fact, an estimated 80 to 90 percent of obese individuals are malnourished.—Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova
especially
: undernourished
How do you help malnourished children and assure that they won't go hungry again after you leave? —Melissa Hendricks
Melissa Hendricks Patients may become malnourished from being unable to take food by mouth … —Laura Landro
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