inadequate nutrition

collocation in English

meaningsofinadequateandnutrition

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inadequate
adjective
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/ɪˈnæd.ɪ.kwət/us
/ɪˈnæd.ə.kwət/
not good enough or too low ...
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nutrition
noun[U]
uk
/njuːˈtrɪʃ.ən/us
/nuːˈtrɪʃ.ən/
the substances that you take into your body as food and the way that they influence ...
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The main messages are that aging, disease andinadequatenutritionreduce the response of many old people to infection.
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Betts (1988) points out that as individuals age they become increasingly vulnerable to both physiological and psychosocial effects ofinadequatenutrition.
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A heavy consumption of alcohol reduces resistance to infection by a variety of factors including damage to the immune system, liver failure, ascites, peripheral oedema andinadequatenutrition.
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Thisinadequatenutrition, combined with the inhospitable environmental conditions with poor sanitation and personal hygiene, and lack of safe drinking water, have increased morbidity and mortality.
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Inadequatenutritionalone may not provide a complete explanation, since malnourished children suffer from countless deprivations other than nutritional, all of which may adversely affect intellectual growth.
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According to an official report, the main causes areinadequatenutrition, absence of physical activity and school bags that are too heavy.
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This is due in large measure to the burden of disease,inadequatenutrition, and poor services.
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That difference arises on the one hand from centuries of good nutrition, and on the other hand from centuries ofinadequatenutrition.
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As a physician he was concerned about the likelihood ofinadequatenutritionin many segments of the population if the goals were adopted as national policy.
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There is evidence that elderly people living in rural areas suffer frominadequatenutritionintake due to low diet variety.
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Inadequatenutritionis an underlying cause of the deaths of more than 2.6 million children and over 100,000 mothers every year.
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Many of the contributing factors that may cause sarcopenia include neuronal and hormonal changes,inadequatenutrition, and physical inactivity.
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Poor hygiene, ignorance in health-related education, non-availability of safe drinking water,inadequatenutritionand indoor pollution are factors exacerbated by poverty.
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Inadequatenutritionduring pregnancy is an even more marked problem among teenagers in developing countries.
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While in prison, he conducted eighteen hunger strikes against restrictions such as the banning of pens, andinadequatenutrition.
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It is also highly relevant thatinadequatenutritionin adolescent females has been linked to development of scoliosis, due to decreased oestrogen production and subsequent reduced bone density.
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For example, girls tend to reduce their physical activity in preadolescence and may receiveinadequatenutritionfrom diets that often lack important nutrients, such as iron.
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