Ch.5 L4 Global Hunger Flashcards
_____ in _____ people in the world don’t get enough food to be healthy
1̲ in 7̲
One child every ____ seconds dies from hunger-related causes.
5 seconds
___________ children a day die from hunger
16,000
Under-nourishment:
Food intake does not have enough calories for an active life.
Which is the main indicator used to measure the extent of food supplies and nutrition
a) Hunger
b)Under-nourishment
c) Malnutrition
d) Starvation
‘𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭’ is the main indicator used to measure the extent of food supplies and nutrition
What is 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Body doesn’t get the right amount of vitamins & minerals.
How is malnutrition measured?
measured by
-weight,
-height, and
-age.
A malnourished person has problems doing normal things such as:
-Growing
-Resisting disease
-Physical work
-Learning
___________ people suffer from vitamin & mineral deficiencies
Two billion
______, ______, ______ deficiencies among top ten leading causes of death through diseases.
-Iron,
-Vitamin A,
-Zinc
Nearly 9 million children died before the age of ______.
5
___ /_____ of children’s death were directly or indirectly due to hunger & malnutrition
1/3
