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Malnutrition
- starvation rarely seen in western countries
- if lost more than 10% of bodyweight and and not dieting
Causes
Developed world
- Sepsis
- Trauma
- Surgery
- particularly GI with complications
- GI disease
- particularly affecting small bowel
- Psychological
- Malignancy
- Metabolic disease
- Any very ill patient
Developing Countries
Types
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