Healthcare Nutrition Council Expanded Definition:Malnutrition and Related Terminology HNC Accepted Definition of Malnutrition: As there is no universally accepted definition of “malnutrition,” and since malnutrition can have different meanings in different contexts, the Healthcare Nutrition Council (HNC) has adopted the following definition of malnutrition: Malnutrition is an acute, subacute or chronic state of nutrition, in […]
