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Nutrition plays a vital role in a person's overall health and well-being. Not getting enough of the recommended nutrients over the long-term can lead to malnutrition which often results in disease and illness.

In a 3-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, address the following:

Question 1: Define malnutrition and identify a specific disease that can result from it.

Question 2: Perform library research about the selected disease, and explain its physiological effects on a person's body.

Question 3: Describe the relationship between specific foods/nutrients and the disease. Use the questions below to guide your response.

Question 4: Does research indicate that a lack of specific foods/nutrients increase a person's chance of contracting the disease?

Question 5: Are there specific foods/nutrients that should be avoided by an individual afflicted with the disease?

Question 6: How do specific foods/nutrients work physiologically within the body to help combat the disease?

Question 7: Evaluate nutritional recommendations to help combat the disease.