栄養不足(えいようぶそく)

Not getting enough nutrients, often from unbalanced eating or extreme dieting, and possible even when a person eats enough calories.

Similar words

• 栄養失調(えいようしっちょう): malnutrition as a medical condition; more severe than 栄養不足(えいようぶそく)
• 栄養過多(えいようかた): overnutrition, the opposite

Common collocations

• 栄養不足(えいようぶそく)になる: to become undernourished
• 栄養不足(えいようぶそく)を招(まね)く: to lead to nutritional deficiency
• 栄養不足(えいようぶそく)を補(おぎな)う / 解消(かいしょう)する: to make up for it

Related words

• 栄養素(えいようそ): nutrients
• 栄養(えいよう)バランス: nutritional balance
• 偏食(へんしょく): picky or unbalanced eating