Preventable diseases like malnutrition is another huge killer among people. 7.5 million children die a year from malnutrition. Malnutrition is continuing to be a rising killer in almost all countries around the world. It is one of the worlds leading global diseases. Malnutrition does not just include those that are skin in bones, but obesity is also a form a malnutrition. Malnutrition is one of leading causes in children under 5 deaths. Causes for this includes poor diets and not having access to foods that will sustain the human body. It appears that one in three people suffer from poor nutrition. undernourishment is the new normal. Kids either do not have the access to foods, or they are choosing not to heat them or eat at all. When thinking of an undernourished person you may commonly think of a poor person not eating enough because they do not have the resources to do so. This in fact is only one side of the problem. In reality obese people make up a large percentage of those undernourished people. When a person continues to eat and eat and their BMI reaches an unhealthy limit, it becomes harder and harder to eat enough food that helps the body to function at its best. Research says that when living with someone that is obese there is and 8% increase in income loss. The other side of undernourishment is not being able to eat anything. whether a person cannot eat because they cannot find food or chooses not to sustain their body, the result is the same. Eating disorders make up a lot of these cases, because it is not as easy as just getting food. A person has to choose to eat it. Counseling is needed to combat the problem and get rid of the body dysmorphic tendencies.
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