Part one of term paper
Meeting the body’s needs for energy and nutrients is essential for good health. Intakes of energy and/or nutrients below or in excess of needs for a prolonged period of time can adversely affect health. Malnutrition is a term which covers problems of both under nutrition and over nutrition. UNDER NUTRITION Severe under nutrition is rare in ...

Part two of term paper
... some nutrients if they have low intakes. However, after a while signs of a poor diet may start to appear, eg the person may become more prone to infections, and eventually may develop a specific deficiency disease. Energy Weight loss is an obvious sign of a diet too low in energy. Children who do not meet their needs for energy may stop growing and gaining weight. To try to reduce the effects of a diet low in energy people usually become less active. In severe cases, a low energy intake results ...