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What is it called when you lack nutrition?

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), malnutrition—a term referring to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients—affects every country globally. When you specifically lack nutrition, the medical term is undernutrition, a major component of the broader concept of malnutrition.