Overnutrition

Overnutrition or 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.

The term can also refer to:

Obesity, which usually occurs by overeating, as well as:
Oversupplying a specific nutrient, such as dietary minerals or vitamin poisoning. This is due to an excessive intake or a nutritional imbalance caused by fad diets.

For mineral excess, see:

Iron poisoning, and
Low sodium diet (excess sodium).

Overnutrition may also refers to greater food consumption than appropriate,^[1] as well as other feeding procedures such as parenteral nutrition.

References

↑ "hyperalimentation" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

The Merck Manual - Malnutrition

Malnutrition or nutrition disorders (E40–E68, 260–269)

Malnutrition

Protein-energy
malnutrition

Avitaminosis

B vitamins	B₁: Beriberi / Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome (Wernicke's encephalopathy Korsakoff's syndrome) B₂: Ariboflavinosis B₃: Pellagra (Niacin deficiency) B₆: Pyridoxine deficiency B₇: Biotin deficiency B₉: Folate deficiency B₁₂: Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency

Other vitamins	A: Vitamin A deficiency/Bitot's spots C: Scurvy D: Hypovitaminosis D/Rickets/Osteomalacia E: Vitamin E deficiency K: Vitamin K deficiency

Mineral
deficiency

Overnutrition

Overweight Obesity	Childhood obesity Obesity hypoventilation syndrome Abdominal obesity

Vitamin poisoning	Hypervitaminosis A Hypervitaminosis D Hypervitaminosis E

Mineral overload	see inborn errors of metal metabolism, toxicity

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Overnutrition

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