What are the cause and effects of malnutritution?

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2026-05-06 17:00

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Malnutrition can mean an unbalanced diet, or insufficient food, or unhealthy foods. One or more of these three can cause (or exacerbate) any of the following: high cholesterol, anemia, beri beri, pellagra, scurvy, rickets, Diabetes, obesity, hypertension, osteoporosis, weakness, heart and artery disease, goiter, night blindness, high blood pressure, immune deficiency, liver disease, atherosclerosis, constipation, cognitive impairment, and hyperactivity. Among other problems.

Which of the body-parts are affected?

It puts an added strain on your heart.

It puts your kidneys at risk because of the much higher likelihood of getting diabetes. Diabetes can also bring blindness.

It interferes with breathing and may bring on sleep-apnea.

It puts extra strain on the skeleton, the muscles and joints.

It increases the chance of acid reflux.

It causes problems in the legs' veins, sometimes bringing skin ulcers.

It puts a strain on the liver due to localized fat buildup and can cause cirrhosis or liver-failure.

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