STARVATION ENGLISH CAMBRIDGE MEMBER'S NAME VAREEN CANOVALA SHEREEN RICWIN WINARDI PATRICK SAMUEL XI IIS 5 CLASS OF 2018 SMAKYS BATAM What is Starvation? Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy intake, below the level needed to maintain an organism's life. It is the most extreme form of malnutrition . In humans, prolonged starvation can cause permanent organ damage a nd eventually, death . The term inanition refers to the symptoms and effects of starvation. Starvation may also be used as a means of torture or execution . According to the World Health Organization , hunger is the single gravest threat to the world's public health. The WHO also states that malnutrition is by far the biggest contributor to child mortality , present in half of all cases. Undernutrition is a contributory factor in the death of 3.1 millio...