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The synergistic effects (if any) of malnutrition and chronic arsenic exposure may worsen the adverse pregnancy outcomes. This population based case control study reports the association between chronic arsenic exposure and nutritional status among the rural women in Bangladesh. 348 cases (BMI &lt; 18.5) and 360 controls (BMI 18.5\u201324.99) were recruited from a baseline survey conducted among 2,341 women. An excess risk for malnutrition was observed among the participants chronically exposed to higher concentrations of arsenic in drinking water after adjusting for potential confounders such as participant\u2019s age, religion, education, monthly household income and history of oral contraceptive pills. Women exposed to arsenic &gt;50 \u00b5g\/L were at 1.9 times (Odds Ratio = 1.9, 95% CI = 1.1\u20133.6) increased risk of malnutrition compared to unexposed. 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