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Actually, about 1 percent of children in the United States suffer from chronic malnutrition. And malnutrition occurs in people who are either undernourished or overnourished. In the United States, more children suffer from malnutrition due to dietary imbalances than due to nutritional deficiencies.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/adu...




The 1 in 6 figure is for "food insecurity." I'm sure "chronic malnutrition" is a worse condition.




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