Malnutrition occurs when the body does not get enough vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues and organ function. Both undernourished or over-nourished people can suffer from malnutrition. Undernutrition is a...

Malnutrition has two type of consequences that are relevant to biopsychology. The first is the immediate effect on dietary preference, appetites and aversion, and food choice by the individual. The second is the deleterious effect malnutrition may have...

Malnutrition is a general term for a medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet. It most often refers to undernutrition resulting from inadequate consumption, poor absorption, or excessive loss of nutrients, but the term can also...

First lady Laura Bush picked vegetables and handed out mosquito nets Tuesday to emphasize that fighting AIDS in Africa also means tackling some of the continent's even more widespread afflictions _ malnutrition and malaria."It's often overlooked that one of the essential things in the treatment...

Malnutrition is increasing in Sudan's violence-wracked Darfur region along with lawlessness and the number of people fleeing their homes, a senior U.N. official said Friday."The humanitarian situation in the last few months has become more critical in many parts of Darfur," Assistant Secretary-General Margareta Wahlstrom,...

Malnutrition has increased among children in Darfur over the past year despite the world's biggest humanitarian aid effort, a reflection of the increasing violence in the wartorn region of Sudan, a new U.N. report said.The rise showed the growing difficulty aid workers have had in...

Malnutrition has increased among children in Darfur over the past year despite a massive humanitarian aid effort in the war-torn Sudanese region, according to a U.N. report obtained Thursday.Four years since the conflict began, escalating violence against local people and aid workers alike have made...