overnutrition

Also known as hyperalimentation

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.

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Within Vinony's link graph, overnutrition is referenced by 146 other articles, and connects out to malnutrition, obesity and metabolism.

It sits within the topics Hyperalimentation, Malnutrition and Nutrition.

Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.

Research

309,780 papers

Overnutrition: Current scenario & combat strategies.The Indian journal of medical research · 2019
Overnutrition causes insulin resistance and metabolic disorder through increased sympathetic nervous system activity.Cell metabolism · 2025
Reuniting overnutrition and undernutrition, macronutrients, and micronutrients.Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews · 2019
Developmental overnutrition and obesity and type 2 diabetes in offspring.Diabetologia · 2019
Overnutrition: Does Complementary Feeding Play a Role?Annals of nutrition & metabolism · 2018

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: malnutrition

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different from: forced induction
exact match: identifiers.org/doid/DOID:654
opposite of: starvation
ICD-9-CM: 278.8
health specialty: endocrinology
on focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine
medical examination: blood test
possible treatment: healthy diet

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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.

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