underconsumption

Examples

• All

• The report highlighted underconsumption of fruits and vegetables in the population.

• Efforts to address underconsumption include nutrition education and food assistance programs.

• The doctor warned about the risks of underconsumption of vitamins.

• Many children suffer from underconsumption of essential nutrients.

• Prolonged underconsumption of protein can lead to serious health issues in children.

• Many children suffer from underconsumption of essential nutrients, affecting their growth.

• The report highlighted underconsumption of fruits and vegetables in the population, raising health concerns.

Synonyms

M

malnutrition

vsunderconsumption

• Specialized

29 5.1

A health problem when the body does not get or use the right food

focuses only on eating less than needed leading to health harm

U

undernutrition

vsunderconsumption

• Specialized

1 6.0

A lack of enough food and the nutrients a body needs for good health

is the behavior or state of consuming less rather than the resulting condition

U

undernourishment

vsunderconsumption

• Specialized

1 5.7

A lack of enough food to grow or be healthy

is about the act or state of low consumption rather than developmental outcome

S

semistarvation

vsunderconsumption

7.5

A state of having less food than the body needs but not completely without food

is the general state of eating too little not necessarily severe

U

underfeeding

vsunderconsumption

4.4

Giving too little food to a person, animal, or plant

describes the person's low consumption rather than the caregiver's action

How Nourished

nutrition

125 2.3

underconsumption

• Specialized

7.7

undernourishment

• Specialized

1 5.7

starvation

83 4.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology