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undernutrition

/uhn-der-noo-trish-uhn, -nyoo-/US // ˌʌn dər nuˈtrɪʃ ən, -nyu- //

营养不良,营养不足,不良反应

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : nutritional deficiency resulting from lack of food or from the inability of the body to convert or absorb it.

Examples

  • This pattern let the team understand how undernutrition changes the body, and also track gut microbiome changes.

  • The results suggest the microbe-friendly food could help children’s bodies turn back the clock on the ill effects of undernutrition, the researchers say.

  • “One-third of South Asians and more than half of all Sub-Saharan Africans suffer from malnutrition or undernutrition,” he writes.

  • With such knowledge, we may alter our diet very greatly without danger of undernutrition.