Dystrophy is a pathological condition that characterizes various manifestations of chronic eating disorders. In this case, not only the digestive function is disrupted, but also the absorption of nutrients by the cells and tissues of the human body, the metabolism and vital functions of the body, its growth and development are disrupted. Among the many causes of cell and tissue degeneration, nutritional dystrophy associated with nutrition occupies a special place. Synonyms for nutritional dystrophy are the following: starvation disease, edema disease, protein-free edema, starvation edema, military edema.