Diseases

Malnutrition

malnutrition

Entity Type: Diseases
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Core Information

Disease Name: Malnutrition
Standard Disease Name: malnutrition
MeSH Tree: No data
ICD-10: E46|E63.9|E40-E46

Identifiers

DO ID: No data
MeSH ID: D044342
OMIM ID: MTHU026060
UMLS ID: C0162429
HPO ID: No data

Description and Extensions

Description: NCI2016_NCI-GLOSS_1602D:A condition caused by not getting enough calories or the right amount of key nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, that are needed for health. Malnutrition may occur when there is a lack of nutrients in the diet or when the body cannot absorb nutrients from food. Cancer and cancer treatment may cause malnutrition.|NCI2016_02D:Inadequate nutrition resulting from poor diet, malabsorption, or abnormal nutrient distribution.|MSH2017_2016_08_12:An imbalanced nutritional status resulting from insufficient intake of nutrients to meet normal physiological requirement.|MEDLINEPLUS_20151021:Food provides the energy and nutrients you need to be healthy. If you don't get enough nutrients -- including <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dietaryproteins.html'>proteins</a>, <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/carbohydrates.html'>carbohydrates</a>, <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dietaryfats.html'>fats</a>, <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitamins.html'>vitamins</a>, and <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/minerals.html'>minerals</a> - you may suffer from malnutrition. Causes of malnutrition include: <ul> <li>Lack of specific nutrients in your diet. Even the lack of one vitamin can lead to malnutrition.</li> <li>An unbalanced diet</li> <li>Certain medical problems, such as <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malabsorptionsyndromes.html'>malabsorption syndromes</a> and cancers</li> </ul> Symptoms may include fatigue, dizziness, and weight loss. Or, you may have no symptoms. To diagnose the cause of the problem, your doctor may do blood tests and a nutritional assessment. Treatment may include replacing the missing nutrients and treating the underlying cause.|CSP2006:disorder of nutrition due to unbalanced or insufficient diet or to defective assimilation or utilization of nutrients.

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