Food Is Not the First Solution to Malnutrition
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Malnutrition survivors still suffer from gut issues and inflammation. A sudden halt in food supply can lead to wasting. Prolonging the situation develops into stunting, chronic malnutrition, and then death. A malnourished body must spend the remaining energy supply on maintaining lung and heart functions. The body will not spend any amount of energy on healing and neuron formation. The immune system will fall apart as well.
To learn more:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/malnutrition-inflammation-gut-therapies
