Consequences of Global Food Inequity and Insecurity

Question 1

food security (word for word)

Answer 1

When all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to enough safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy lifestyle

Question 2

food inequity

Answer 2

where people don’t have sufficient access to enough food in total or the variety of food needed to fulfill nutritional daily requirements.

Question 3

consequences

Answer 3

undernutrition
overnutrition
political instability

Question 4

undernutrition

Answer 4

○ Lack of nutrients leading to deficiencies
Mostly in underprivileged or third world countries

Question 5

over nutrition

Answer 5

○ Overconsumption of nutrients due to too much processed food leading to lifestyle disease such as obesity
Mostly occurs in wealthy countries where there is vast amounts of food available

Question 6

political instability

Answer 6

○ Conflict with other countries can result in the stoppage of imports and therefore less food available
War can lead to damage to infrastructure and therefore distribution of food can be difficult