Malnutrition vs. Undernourishment — What's the Difference?

Malnutrition is a condition that results from eating a diet which does not supply a healthy amount of one or more nutrients. This includes diets that have too little nutrients or so many that the diet causes health problems.

To provide with insufficient quantity or quality of nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.

Poor nutrition because of an insufficient or poorly balanced diet or faulty digestion or utilization of foods.

Insufficient nourishment

A lack of adequate nourishment.

The condition of being undernourished

Faulty or imperfect nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced food intake.

Not having enough food to develop or function formally

A state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods