| Abstract from DBPedia | Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems. Specifically, it is "a deficiency, excess, or imbalance of energy, protein and other nutrients" which adversely affects the body's tissues and form. Malnutrition is not receiving the correct amount of nutrition. Malnutrition is increasing in children under the age of five due to providers who cannot afford or do not have access to adequate nutrition. Malnutrition is a category of diseases that includes undernutrition and overnutrition. Undernutrition is a lack of nutrients, which can result in stunted growth, wasting, and underweight. A surplus of nutrients causes overnutrition, which can result in obesity. In some developing countries, overnutrition in the form of obesity is beginning to appear within the same communities as undernutrition. Most clinical studies use the term 'malnutrition' to refer to undernutrition. However, the use of 'malnutrition' instead of 'undernutrition' makes it impossible to distinguish between undernutrition and overnutrition, a less acknowledged form of malnutrition. Accordingly, a 2019 report by The Lancet Commission suggested expanding the definition of malnutrition to include "all its forms, including obesity, undernutrition, and other dietary risks." The World Health Organization and The Lancet Commission have also identified "[t]he double burden of malnutrition," which occurs from "the coexistence of overnutrition (overweight and obesity) alongside undernutrition (stunted growth and wasting)."栄養失調（えいようしっちょう）とは、偏食や食料の不足、すなわち1つ以上の重要な栄養の不足した食事、暴食や過剰な栄養剤の摂取、もしくは疾病により引き起こされる動物が健康を維持できない状態を指す一般的な用語である。栄養不良（えいようふりょう）、栄養不足（えいようぶそく）（英: Malnutrition）とも呼ばれる。 動物は従属栄養生物であって、何らかの形で生体外からエネルギー産生に必要な物質を摂取せねば生きられず、飢餓が限度を超えた場合は餓死に至る。 日本の学校教育法では、身体虚弱に含まれる。 (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Malnutrition) |
