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What May Result If Energy Intake Is Inadequate?

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), malnutrition, which includes undernutrition, poses a serious global health challenge and affects every system in the body. When your daily caloric intake fails to meet your body's energy expenditure, a state of negative energy balance ensues, prompting a cascade of survival mechanisms with widespread negative consequences.