Starvation

:This article is about extreme malnutrition. For the usage pertaining to glaciers, see starvation (glaciology).

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Starvation is a severe reduction in vitamin, nutrient, and energy intake, and is the most extreme form of malnutrition. In humans, prolonged starvation (in excess of 1-2 months) causes permanent organ damage and may eventually result in death.

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According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, more than 25,000 people die of starvation every day, more than 800 million people are chronically undernourished. On average, every five seconds a child dies from starvation.

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Malnutrition: Malnutrition is a general term for the medical condition in a person or animal caused by an unbalanced diet—either too little or too much food, or a diet missing one or more important nutrients....

Glacier: :This article is about the geographical formation. For the professional wrestler, see Ray Lloyd...

Starvation (glaciology): In glaciology, starvation is said to occur when a glacier retreats not because of temperature increases, but due to precipitation being so low that ice flow downwards into the zone of ablation exceeds the replenishment from snowfall. Eventually, the ice will move so far down that it either calves in...