suffer from an insufficient intake of both calories and specific nutrients that can be caused by poor diets or by some diseases ie HIV/AIDS, diarrohoea, respiratory tract or ear infection, meales, hookworms and other gut parasites. Effects of under nutrition are generally on the tissues of the body and bodily functions, hence an overall poor health (NHS,2013) Proteins Proteins should provide approximately 15% of total energy. Proteins are vital for life, when we eat foods that contain protein, these…
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