List the root causes of malnutrition in developing countries


? Poverty
? Low levels of education
? Discrimination against females
? Inequitable distribution of the food supply
? HIV/AIDS epidemic
? Lack of economic opportunities
? Racism, ethnocentrism
? Low agricultural productivity
? Poor and corrupt governance
? Unsafe water due primarily to the ravages of nature

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