When we hear the word malnutrition, we immediately think about
not getting enough food. However, that issue has another name:
it’s called undernutrition. Undernutrition happens when the
human body doesn’t get enough calories in order to function
properly. For millennia mankind has struggled with
undernutrition. Only during the last century or so, in the most
affluent societies, this issue has been almost eradicated.
Unfortunately, it still afflicts the poorest parts of the earth
where, people still struggles to get food on their plates daily.
Malnutrition, is broader category, that includes undernutrition
but is not limited to it. In fact, malnutrition has been defined
as the condition resulting from an unbalanced diet in which
certain nutrients are lacking, are in excess or are in wrong
proportion. In other words, malnutrition includes
undernutrition, overeating and nutrients deficiency. The latter
being the insufficient and/or unbalanced supply of nutrients
that the body needs. So, even in affluent societie