Malnutrition

Malnutrition is a state caused by insufficient energy or protein intake from various reasons, which cannot maintain normal metabolism, leading to the consumption of the body's own tissues. Malnutrition is often accompanied by various organ dysfunctions and deficiencies of other nutrients. Common causes include insufficient nutrient intake, restricted eating, hypermetabolic states (such as trauma, surgery, infection), and chronic wasting diseases (such as tumors, chronic diarrhea).