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What therapy will doctor use to help a 21 yo ,with malnutrition in puberty grow normally ,how effective?

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Malnutrition : malnutrition during adolescence may be due to anorexia nervous which would be treated by a mental health professional. Treatment of malnutrition depends upon the cause and requires investigation for a variety of gastrointestinal disorders.

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Answered 5/17/2016

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