overnutrition

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ nutrition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)njuːˈtɹɪʃən/

Noun

overnutrition (uncountable)

1. A form of malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied relative to the amounts required for normal growth, development, and metabolism.

   Antonym: undernutrition

   Hypernym: malnutrition

Related terms

• overnutritional

Translations

malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 營養過剩 / 营养过剩 (yíngyǎng guòshèng)

• Finnish: yliravitsemus
• French: suralimentation (fr) f
• German: Überernährung f
• Japanese: 栄養過多 (えいようかた, eiyōkata)
• Russian: перееда́ние (ru) n (perejedánije)