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Malnutrition means more than feeling hungry or not having enough food to eat. Inadequate intake of protein (necessary to keep the body healthy and build muscle), calories (a measure of energy the body needs), iron (for proper blood cell function), and other nutrients make up different types of malnutrition. Poor nutrition occurs in developing countries, as well as in more prosperous areas of the world. As many as 800 million persons worldwide are affected by malnutrition. More than half the childhood deaths in developing countries are related to malnutrition. The August 4, 2004, issue ofJAMA includes an article about surveys that measure acute malnutrition in residents of a developing country.

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If the body does not receive the energy it needs in the form of food, weight loss (mostly due to lack of muscle mass) will occur. Children with malnutrition have inadequate fat stores and very little muscle. Their bones . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Janet M. Torpy, MS, Writer; Cassio Lynm, MA, Illustrator; Richard M. Glass, MD, Editor

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