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Consuming inadequate calories or having a deficiency in certain vitamins or minerals is known as?

A. type I diabetes.
B. glaucoma.
C. undernutrition.
D. overnutrition.

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Answer:

C. undernutrition.

Step-by-step explanation:

Undernutrition is a deficiency of calories or of one or more essential nutrients. Undernutrition may develop because people cannot obtain or prepare food, have a disorder that makes eating or absorbing food difficult, or have a greatly increased need for calories.

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