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==Signs and symptoms== *unexpected [[weight loss]] β clothes, dentures, or jewellery may become loose *[[Tired all the time|tiredness]] [[fatigue]], and lethargy, which may include sleepiness *[[Depression]], [[anxiety]], or mood changea *[[anorexia (appetite loss)|loss of appetite]], medically known as the symptom anorexia (which is different to the eating disorder anorexia nervosa) *loss of interest in food and/or drinks *[[paresis|loss of muscle strength]]Β or [[muscle atrophy|muscle wasting]] *[[Dizziness]] *stunted growth (in children)<ref name="WHO-factsheet" /><ref name="BDA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/malnutrition.html | title = Malnutrition|last = | first = | authorlink = | date = | website = British Dietetic Association|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref><ref name="NHS">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/malnutrition/symptoms/ | title = Malnutrition β Symptoms|last = National Health Service | first = | authorlink = National Health Service | date = 2017-10-23 | website = National Health Service|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref><ref name="Medline" /> Further complications caused by malnutrition include: * increased risk of illness * increased [[Susceptibility to viruses|risk of infections]] * slower wound healing * increased risk of falls * lower [[quality of life]] * reduced independence * reduced ability to carry out [[activities of daily life]]<ref name="BDA" />
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