Malnourishment

Summary: You may have seen pictures of people who are either extremely overweight or underweight. Both of these conditions can be caused by malnourishment. These people may have eaten the wrong amount or the wrong types of food. An unhealthy diet can cause health issues. Tags: science student-book-7 biology Created: 2026-05-21 Last Updated: 2026-05-21

Malnourishment

You may have seen pictures of people who are either extremely overweight or underweight. Both of these conditions can be caused by malnourishment. These people may have eaten the wrong amount or the wrong types of food. An unhealthy diet can cause health issues.

Source

This concept is from the [Science Student Book 7](Science Student Book 7/Biology/Health and Lifestyle/3.4 Unhealthy diet.md), Biology section.