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Undernutrition meaning

Inadequate nutrition, either due to a lack of food, or to the inability of the body to absorb its nutrients.

Using Undernutrition

  • The main meaning on this page is: Inadequate nutrition, either due to a lack of food, or to the inability of the body to absorb its nutrients.
  • In the example corpus, undernutrition often appears in combinations such as: chronic undernutrition.

Context around Undernutrition

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

chronic 2× child 1× poverty 1×

Sentence patterns with Undernutrition

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

circle of undernutrition but also 1× disease poverty undernutrition and a 1× driving child undernutrition 1× hunger and undernutrition in the 1× malnutrition or undernutrition 1× of chronic undernutrition that leads 1× others chronic undernutrition has neurological 1× undernutrition can also 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

it further said 1× low productivity not 1× the malabo montpellier 1× the worst impacted 1× they prevent stunted 1× undernutrition can also 1×

Common sentence endings:

diminished cognitive capacity 1× driving child undernutrition 1× era 2000 2016 1× for economic production 1× in micronutrient deficiencies 1× malnutrition or undernutrition 1×

Words around Undernutrition

Just before it in the word index:

undernourishment 5 undernourished 17 undernet 3 underneath 1.106 underne 2 undermining 432

Just after it in the word index:

underofficerare 2 underpaid 112 underpainting 3 underpants 38 underparts 14 underpass 64

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Undernutrition

  • In this selection, "undernutrition" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, chronic, child and poverty stand out and add context to how "undernutrition" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include circle of undernutrition but also and disease poverty undernutrition and a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "undernutrition" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with undernutrition

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Undernutrition can also result in micronutrient deficiencies. (7 words)

It further said severe child food poverty is driving child undernutrition. (11 words)

The worst impacted are the children, many of whom are hit by malnutrition or undernutrition. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

The Malabo-Montpellier Panel’s report, “Nourished: How Africa can build a future free of hunger and malnutrition” reviewed the progress of African countries in reducing hunger and undernutrition in the Millennium Development era (2000-2016). (36 words)

Low productivity not only makes their low wages fall into a vicious circle of undernutrition but also brings inefficiency to society, especially in India, where labour is the main input factor for economic production. (34 words)

More than 3 million children were born into the war, it said, adding they had been “scarred by years of violence, displacement, disease, poverty, undernutrition and a lack of access to basic services”. (33 words)

Example sentences (8)

The worst impacted are the children, many of whom are hit by malnutrition or undernutrition.

It further said severe child food poverty is driving child undernutrition.

According to another paper — “The Economic Rationale for Investing in Stunting Reduction” by John Hoddinott, Lawrence Haddad and others — chronic undernutrition has neurological consequences that lead to cognitive impairments.

The Malabo-Montpellier Panel’s report, “Nourished: How Africa can build a future free of hunger and malnutrition” reviewed the progress of African countries in reducing hunger and undernutrition in the Millennium Development era (2000-2016).

They prevent stunted growth, which is a largely irreversible result of chronic undernutrition that leads to weaker immune systems and diminished cognitive capacity.

Low productivity not only makes their low wages fall into a vicious circle of undernutrition but also brings inefficiency to society, especially in India, where labour is the main input factor for economic production.

More than 3 million children were born into the war, it said, adding they had been “scarred by years of violence, displacement, disease, poverty, undernutrition and a lack of access to basic services”.

Undernutrition can also result in micronutrient deficiencies.

Common combinations with undernutrition

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "undernutrition" in a sentence?
An example: "The worst impacted are the children, many of whom are hit by malnutrition or undernutrition." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "undernutrition" from authentic English texts.
What does "undernutrition" mean?
Undernutrition means: Inadequate nutrition, either due to a lack of food, or to the inability of the body to absorb its nutrients.
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