CLINICAL MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Unhealthy diets and the resulting malnutrition are major drivers of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) around the world. Malnutrition includes undernutrition, overweight and obesity, and other diet-related NCDs like type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease (heart diseases) and stroke, and some cancers.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Cycle of Malnutrition and Infection An inadequate dietary intake leads to weight loss, lowered immunity, mucosal damage, invasion by pathogens, and impaired growth and development in children.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deficiency diseases are merely caused due to deficiency of certain minerals or substances necessary for the body. Such diseases cannot be transmitted from person to person due to any reason. Hence, the are called non-communicable diseases.

Detailed explanation-4: -Non-Communicable Diseases-Malnutrition.