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According to the World Food Program, undernourishment occurs when people do not take in enough calories to meet minimum physiological needs. Malnutrition is when people have an inadequate intake of protein, energy, and micronutrients. Starved of the right nutrition, they can die from common infections such as measles or Diarrhea. Wasting, usually, the result of starvation or disease, is an indicator of acute malnutrition with substantial weight loss.