misnourished

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ nourished

Adjective

misnourished (comparative more misnourished, superlative most misnourished)

1. Having sufficient food, but lacking the proper nutrients.
   • 1977, Anne Moyer Halpin, Better Food for Public Places, page 71:

     Many who are not hungry are the new misnourished. The misnourished consume too many processed foods and an unbalanced diet.

   • 2009, Jay Bhattacharya, Janet Currie, “Youths at Nutrition Risk: Malnourished or Misnourished?”, in Jonathan Gruber, editor, Risky Behavior among Youths: An Economic Analysis, page 483:

     Nevertheless, as we will show, many American youths are "misnourished."

   • 2013, Thomas E. Jordan, Allen J. Edwards, Development in the Preschool Years: Birth to Age Five, page 240:

     While there are sections of the population who are malnourished and misnourished we have made progress, generally speaking.

   • 2016, Rosalind Charlesworth, Understanding Child Development:

     She points out that in the United States, we have many misnourished children; that is, children get enough to eat, but their diets do not provide the necessary nutrients.