Food Security Around The World Flashcards
What is malnutrition
 malnutrition is a medical condition caused by insufficient or improper diets 
What are some symptoms of malnutrition
Failure to grow
Hair loss
Change of hair/skin colour
Distended belly 
What is the most lethal type of malnutrition?
Protein energy malnutrition PEM 
What is protein energy malnutrition? 
It is prolonged from lack of calories and protein
Out of 7 billion people in the world how many are starving 
925 million 
What country has the highest population of malnourished people? 
Asia 
What is the number one cause of lack of food supply 
Natural disasters such as crop failure, hurricane earthquake, heavy rain, flooding, 
What are some other world problems that caused lack of food supply? 
War
Supply and demand and balances
Inadequate food reserves
Property
What are some of the problems that developing countries face? 
Under development
Excessive population growth
Parents like basic knowledge of nutrition for the children
 What are some problems that developed countries face?
Unequal distribute of resources
Excessive use of natural resources
Pollution
Inefficient, animal, protein, diets