Malnutrition is a serious condition that happens when our diet does not contain the right amount of nutrients. It means "poor nutrition" and can refer to: undernutrition-not getting enough nutrients. overnutrition-getting more nutrients than needed.

There is often the misconception that hunger and malnutrition refer to the same condition.For example:

1.Malnutrition is the same as hunger.

2. Malnutrition is all about being too thin.

3. People from poorest community only affected by malnutrition.

Peoples have these type of misconception. Only poorest community affected by malnutrition is not true. People of all ages like women, infants, children, and adolescents are at particular risk of malnutrition.