malnourished means people whose diet is badly out of balance, you can be fat or thin.
If you eat too much fat or carbohydrates it may lead to obesity which is very common in developed countries
Obsiety can be casued by bad diet, overeating and lack of exercise but it may also be caused by hormonal problems.
Obeisty problems can cause arthritis, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and some forms of cancer.
other health problems... Too mcu hsaturated fat increases your blood cholestoerol level and eating too much salt can cause high blood pressure and heart problems
Eating too little can also cause problems, it can casuse fatigue, resistance to infection, irregular periods and slow growth (in children), also lack of vitamins can cause things like scurvy
Excercise is important as well as diet, more you excersise, the healthier, excercising builds muscle, reduces rat, boots your metabolic rate and increases your energy. You also need to make sure you eat healthily aswell.
Inheried factors can also affect metabolic rate, underactive thyroid gland, this can lower metabolic rate and increase obesity. you could inherit factros that affect their blood cholesterol level, this can cause heart disease
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