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23 Causesofmalnutrition by willardchikutirwe is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The chapter discusses malnutrition, which can be classified into undernutrition and overnutrition, and identifies its causes at immediate, underlying, and basic levels. Immediate causes include inadequate dietary intake and diseases, while underlying causes involve food insecurity and poor health services, and basic causes encompass socio-economic and environmental factors. The document emphasizes the need for updated research on both undernutrition and overnutrition to develop effective prevention strategi
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- willardchikutirwe
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- EN