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Effects of Poor Nutrition

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One of the things that significantly influence wellbeing is nutrition. People should

therefore continuously monitor their nutrition status to ensure that they are getting all the

nutrients required for the body's proper functioning while also avoiding overindulgence in

certain foods with less nutritional values and increased health risks (Kapil & Bhavna, 2016). This

is because failure to do so may lead to poor nutrition which results from poor eating habits,

malnutrition, undernourishment and unbalanced malnutrition. Some of the poor eating habits

include overeating, having inadequate amounts of healthy foods needed each day, consuming a

lot of food that low in fibre or high in sugar, salt and fat. Malnutrition entails inadequate

consumption of proteins, energy-giving foods, vitamins and macronutrients. Undernourishment,

on the other hand, refers to eating fewer calories than those required by their bodies. Finally,

unbalanced malnutrition refers to consuming high amounts of a specific type of food such as fats

or carbohydrates while ignoring other foods needed for a balanced diet (McVay-Smith, 2017).

Therefore, poor nutrition has adverse effects, including obesity, impairment of children's

development, health complications, and it also has economic implications.

Obesity is one of the immediate effects of poor nutrition. This refers to the abnormal or

excessive accumulation of fat that may put one's health at risk. The condition is influenced by

various factors that may eventually result in the consumption of more calories than required by

the body. For instance, failing to create a right balance of macronutrients such as fats, proteins

and carbohydrates, micronutrients, and electrolytes may result in deficits in the body system and

well management issues eventually leading to obesity (Diego, 2014). Obesity is a gradual

process that is caused by poor eating choices. These include eating large amounts of processed or

fast foods that are high in sugar and fat, excessive alcohol consumption, eating more than the

recommended food portions, drinking a lot of sugary drinks such as soft drinks and comfort

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1 Effects of Poor Nutrition Student’s Name Institution Professor Date 2 One of the things that significantly influence wellbeing is nutrition. People should therefore continuously monitor their nutrition status to ensure that they are getting all the nutrients required for the body's proper functioning while also avoiding overindulgence in certain foods with less nutritional values and increased health risks (Kapil & Bhavna, 2016). This is because failure to do so may lead to poor nutrition which results from poor eating habits, malnutrition, undernourishment and unbalanced malnutrition. Some of the poor eating habits include overeating, having inadequate amounts of healthy foods needed each day, consuming a lot of food that low in fibre or high in sugar, salt and fat. Malnutrition entails inadequate consumption of proteins, energy-giving foods, vitamins and macronutrients. Undernourishment, on the other hand, refers to eating fewer calories than those required by their bodies. Finally, unbalanced malnutrition refers to consuming high amounts of a specific type of food such as fats or carbohydrates while ignoring other foods needed for a balanced diet (McVay-Smith, 2017). Therefore, poor nutrition has adverse effects, including obesity, impairment of children's development, health complications, and it also has economic implications. Obesity is one of the immediate effects of poor nutrition. This refers to the abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat that may put one's ...
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