Unit 1: Definition of malnutrition
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What is malnutrition?
Why malnutrition needs to be prevented
Children become malnourished if they eat less than they need to grow and be healthy. Children may eat too little because of illness (no appetite), lack of food at home, too few meals, or the foods offered are too watery and lack nutrients.

Q. Left are Kofi and Adam. Drag and drop the phrases that describe each child well, and place them into the box that contains Kofi or Adam.

Kofi
Adam
a) Stronger immune systems
b) Less illness
c) Increased risk of death
d) Better health and survival
e) Increased risk of infections
f) Loss of potential
g) Learn better