What does misnourished mean?
Misnourished means Having sufficient food, but lacking the proper nutrients..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having sufficient food, but lacking the proper nutrients..
Many who are not hungry are the new misnourished. The misnourished consume too many processed foods and an unbalanced diet.
Nevertheless, as we will show, many American youths are "misnourished."
While there are sections of the population who are malnourished and misnourished we have made progress, generally speaking.
She points out that in the United States, we have many misnourished children; that is, children get enough to eat, but their diets do not provide the necessary nutrients.
Use misnourished when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Misnourished means Having sufficient food, but lacking the proper nutrients..
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Many who are not hungry are the new misnourished. The misnourished consume too many processed foods and an unbalanced diet.
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