Hyperalimentation
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Harmful excess of nutrients of dietary origin
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Overnutrition (also known as hyperalimentation) is a form of malnutrition in which the intake of nutrients is oversupplied. The amount of nutrients exceeds the amount required for normal growth, development, and metabolism.
Overnutrition can lead to:
Obesity, a disorder which occurs by eating more calories than one burns, as well as: Oversupplying a specific nutrient, such as dietary minerals or vitamin poisoning.For mineral excess, see:
Iron poisoning, and Low sodium diet (a response to excess sodium).Overnutrition may also refer to greater food consumption than appropriate, as well as other feeding procedures such as parenteral nutrition.
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(E) Emanations of other problems