Hunger - Malnutrition, Famine, Starvation

Malnutrition, Famine, Starvation

  • Malnutrition is a general term for a condition caused by improper diet or nutrition; it can occur in conjunction with both under and over consumption of calories.
  • Famine is a widespread scarcity of food that may apply to any fauna species; the phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality.
  • Starvation describes a "state of exhaustion of the body caused by lack of food." This state may precede death.

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