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Kids Health: Hunger and Malnutrition ArticleKids Health: Hunger and Malnutrition Article
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9th - 10th
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Physical Education
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Articles
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1190L
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Article

Kids Health: Hunger and Malnutrition

Curated by ACT

Most of us have little knowledge of what it's like to experience malnutrition. Malnutrition is caused when a person does not have access to a well-rounded diet or has a condition that does not allow him or her to absorb the proper nutrients. Find out about how malnutrition affects the body and what doctors can do to reverse the process. Links to related sites included.

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Concepts

hunger, malnutrition, minerals, nutrients, vitamins

Additional Tags

cystic fibrosis, eating well, health choices, healthy living, healthy weight, lactose intolerant, malnourished, nutrition and a healthy body, thyroid, kidshealth, nemours foundation, nutrition, eating right

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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