Skip to main content
An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Full

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. noninfectious diseases
  5. diet-related diseases
  6. overnutrition
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. noninfectious diseases
  5. diet-related diseases
  6. overnutrition
  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. diseases and disorders (animal and human)
  4. noninfectious diseases
  5. diet-related diseases
  6. overnutrition
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. diseases and disorders (animal and human)
  4. noninfectious diseases
  5. diet-related diseases
  6. overnutrition
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. diseases and disorders (animal and human)
  4. noninfectious diseases
  5. diet-related diseases
  6. overnutrition

Preferred term

overnutrition

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information An imbalanced nutritional status resulting from excessive intake of nutrients. Generally, overnutrition generates an energy imbalance between food consumption and energy expenditure leading to disorders such as obesity.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • hypernutrition

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/343017

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 9/10/20, last modified 10/29/20