Food Consumptiom Flashcards
Why is food consumption (kcal ) important
Measure the changes in global and regional food situation
What did the analysis of United Nations Food and Agriculture organisations date
Dietary energy has been increasing wordeild
Mid 1960s to late 1990s increases globally by 450kcal per capital per day to over 600kcal in developing countries zz
How many undernourished in 2012?
868 million
Decreased since 1990 in all regions bar Africa
Why were the millennium development goals not meet?
Decrease in malnourishment didn’t reach the millieim development goals of having hunger by 1990-2015
Due to global financial / economics and food price crisis in 2008 which drove many people to hunger - women: children’s.
Increase in food prices meant people couldn’t escape poverty because all money spent on goof
What factors depends on dietary energy requirements ?
Gender
age
Pyshcial activity
