List and Explain the Factors That Contribute to Undernutrition in Older

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Essay

List and explain the factors that contribute to undernutrition in older adults.

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Definitions:

Thermodynamics

The branch of physics that deals with the relationships between heat and other forms of energy, and how they affect matter.

Potential Energy

The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.

Kinetic Energy

The energy that an object possesses due to its motion, directly proportional to the mass of the object and the square of its velocity.

Substrate

A surface or material on or from which an organism lives, grows, or obtains its nourishment.