Food and Food Insecurity

Question 1

what health issues does unhealthy food bring?

Answer 1

heart disease, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and hypertension

Question 2

What percentage of food sales of the 10 largest food companies control?

Answer 2

50%

Question 3

What is the mass demand for pork, chicken, and beef resulting in the use of?

Answer 3

genetics, hormones, and alternative feeding options

Question 4

What is a solution to the increased use of antibiotics and pesticides

Answer 4

move to GMO crops

Question 5

What percent of calories consumed are ultra-processed foods?

Answer 5

60%

Question 6

what are pouring rights?

Answer 6

a contract between a soft drink company and other organization that allows the org to sell their product on the premises

Question 7

what is the government’s role in food health

Answer 7

legislation, discredit researchers, develop front groups and partnerships, discredit the arguments that Big Food Corporations make

Question 8

How does food insecurity affect college students?

Answer 8

Less academic success and worse mental health

Question 9

what do college students do in response to food insecurity?

Answer 9

learn to work around hunger, manage anxieties around hunger, and acknowledge that food insecurity is a shared issue

Question 10

what percentage of people in the US are food secure and what percentage are food-insecure?

Answer 10

89.5% food secure and 10.5% food insecure

Question 11

what kinds of households are more likely to experience food insecurity?

Answer 11

all households with children headed by a single parent, women or men living alone, black households, Hispanic households, and households with incomes below 185% of the poverty threshold

Question 12

what are a few federal and community food assistance programs?

Answer 12

SNAP, WIC, food banks and pantries, Meal from the Heartland