undereats
Takes too little
Undereats means to eat less than one's body needs.
The word typically describes habitual insufficient eating rather than skipping a single meal: She chronically undereats and then binges on weekends.
Athletes may undereat during intense training periods, compromising recovery and performance.
Eating disorder, self-starvation
- food aversionRejection of specific edibles
- self-starvationDeliberate food refusal
- appetite lossReduced desire for food
- bulimiaDisorder of bingeing and purging
purging · body dysmorphia · obsessive behavior · perfectionism · psychological distress · emotional turmoil · orthorexia · recovery
Disease from dietary inadequacy
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- undernourishmentInsufficient dietary intake
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
fatigue · weakness · hypoglycemia · dehydration · dizziness · lethargy · immunosuppression · muscle wasting
Severe lack of resources
- food insecurityUncertain access to adequate meals
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- famineSevere food shortage
hunger · deprivation · hardship · neglect · grief · forgetfulness · elderly · caregiver neglect
Limiting food intake
- portion controlLimiting serving sizes
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- intermittent fastingScheduled cycles of eating and abstaining
- meal skippingOmitting scheduled eating times
deficit · cutting · weight loss · low-carb · keto · detox · cleanse · regimen
anorexia
Eating disorder, self-starvation
- food aversionRejection of specific edibles
- self-starvationDeliberate food refusal
- appetite lossReduced desire for food
bulimia · purging · body dysmorphia · obsessive behavior · perfectionism · psychological distress · emotional turmoil · orthorexia · recovery
malnutrition
Disease from dietary inadequacy
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- undernourishmentInsufficient dietary intake
anemia · fatigue · weakness · hypoglycemia · dehydration · dizziness · lethargy · immunosuppression · muscle wasting · atrophy
poverty
Severe lack of resources
- food insecurityUncertain access to adequate meals
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
famine · hunger · deprivation · hardship · neglect · grief · forgetfulness · elderly · caregiver neglect · food desert
calorie restriction
Limiting food intake
- portion controlLimiting serving sizes
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- intermittent fastingScheduled cycles of eating and abstaining
meal skipping · deficit · cutting · weight loss · low-carb · keto · detox · cleanse · regimen · tracking