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[[File:VM_Pic.PNG|400px|'''Fig.3: Deficiency of food'''|thumb]]

Malnutrition generally implies undernutrition but also includes other deviations like energy undernutrition and over-nutrition. Malnutrition starts due to deficiencies of specific nutrients or from diets based on inadequate and or inappropriate combinations or proportions of foods. Undernutrition is caused primarily due to an inadequate intake of dietary energy. The impact of a deficient diet on an individual is mainly depending on age factor. Age reflects the condition of body tissues. Body tissues (dhatu) attain different stages form immature growing state of childhood, to the attainment of all the qualities and strength of body tissues in young age, which further slowly enters the state of depletion in old age. Nutritional requirement of body tissues differs according to age. Considering the age of a person, consequences arise due to inadequate diet is discussed under two categories- a) Childhood age  b) Adult age.

Malnutrition generally implies undernutrition but also includes other deviations like energy undernutrition and over-nutrition. Malnutrition starts due to deficiencies of specific nutrients or from diets based on inadequate and or inappropriate combinations or proportions of foods. Undernutrition is caused primarily due to an inadequate intake of dietary energy. The impact of a deficient diet on an individual is mainly depending on age factor. Age reflects the condition of body tissues. Body tissues ([[dhatu]]) attain different stages form immature growing state of childhood, to the attainment of all the qualities and strength of body tissues in young age, which further slowly enters the state of depletion in old age. Nutritional requirement of body tissues differs according to age. Considering the age of a person, consequences arise due to inadequate diet is discussed under two categories- a) Childhood age  b) Adult age.

World health organization explains the malnutrition phenomenon of childhood age under four categories: Stunting, Wasting and overweight and underweight.<ref>United Nations Children’s Fund, World Health Organization, World Bank Group. Levels and trends in child malnutrition: Key findings of the 2012 Edition of the Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates. United Nations Children’s Fund; 2012. www.who.int/nutgrowthdb/estimates</ref> <ref>United Nations Children’s Fund, World Health Organization, World Bank Group. Levels and trends in child malnutrition: Key findings of the 2018 Edition of the Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates. United Nations Children’s Fund; 2018. www.who.int/nutgrowthdb/estimates</ref>

World health organization explains the malnutrition phenomenon of childhood age under four categories: Stunting, Wasting and overweight and underweight.<ref>United Nations Children’s Fund, World Health Organization, World Bank Group. Levels and trends in child malnutrition: Key findings of the 2012 Edition of the Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates. United Nations Children’s Fund; 2012. www.who.int/nutgrowthdb/estimates</ref> <ref>United Nations Children’s Fund, World Health Organization, World Bank Group. Levels and trends in child malnutrition: Key findings of the 2018 Edition of the Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates. United Nations Children’s Fund; 2018. www.who.int/nutgrowthdb/estimates</ref>