What is the health condition called when a person does not have enough of the right nutrients?

What is the health condition called when a person does not have enough of the right nutrients?

• A. Obesity
• B. Malnutrition
• C. Anemia
• D. Dehydration

Answer: (B)

Not having enough of the right nutrients interrupts how the body works. This condition is malnutrition, a broad term that includes undernutrition (not enough calories or protein) and deficiencies of vitamins and minerals. It captures the idea of not getting what the body needs to stay healthy. Obesity is about taking in too many calories and gaining excess body weight. Dehydration means a lack of water, not nutrients. Anemia is a specific condition usually caused by a lack of iron, affecting blood, which is a nutritional issue but narrower than the general idea of not having enough nutrients overall. So the best fit for not having enough of the right nutrients is malnutrition.

Not having enough of the right nutrients interrupts how the body works. This condition is malnutrition, a broad term that includes undernutrition (not enough calories or protein) and deficiencies of vitamins and minerals. It captures the idea of not getting what the body needs to stay healthy.

Obesity is about taking in too many calories and gaining excess body weight. Dehydration means a lack of water, not nutrients. Anemia is a specific condition usually caused by a lack of iron, affecting blood, which is a nutritional issue but narrower than the general idea of not having enough nutrients overall. So the best fit for not having enough of the right nutrients is malnutrition.