The answer is e. When one is malnourished, it means they are
lacking essential nutrients required for the
body to be healthy. This means that the body will lack the required energy and
essential elements important in
biological processes such as cell division and metabolism. Therefore the cells of
the immune system will not divide
adequately due to lack of required energy or essential
factors (obtained from food). This will compromise the immune system in fighting
invading pathogens
