Lecture 1: Welcome

Question 1

Hunger

Answer 1

The uneasy/painful sensation caused by lack of food

Question 2

Food security

Answer 2

When all people at al times have both physical and Econ access to sufficient, safe, Nutri food that meets their diet needs

Question 3

Difference between Food Security an Nutrition Security?

Answer 3

Calorie quality matters

Question 4

Causes of food insecurity

Answer 4

• Unavailability of food
• In adequate purchasing power
• Inappropriate utilization of household level

Question 5

Mild Food Insecurity

Answer 5

Worrying about ability to get food

Question 6

Moderate Food Insecurity

Answer 6

• Compromising quality and variety of food
• reducing quantities, skipping meals

Question 7

Severe Food insecurity

Answer 7

Experiencing hunger

Question 8

Undernutrition

Answer 8

Resulted from prolonged ow levels of food intake and/or low absorption of food consumed.
- Energy + Vit/Mineral deficiency

Question 9

Undernourishment/Chronic Hunger (Undernutrition)

Answer 9

when food intake regularly provides less than their minimum energy
requirements.

Question 10

Famine

Answer 10

Extreme shortage of food with underlying crop failure due to
bad weather, war and civil strife or both
- Results in acute undernutrition

Question 11

Famine results in what?

Answer 11

Acute undernutrition

Question 12

Malnutrition

Answer 12

• A broad term for a range of
  conditions that hinder good health
• Caused by inadequate or unbalanced food intake or from poor absorption of food
  consumed.

Refers to:
* Undernutrition (food deprivation) and
* Overnutrition (excessive food intake in relation to energy requirements

Question 13

3 categories of how to det. nutritional status?

Answer 13

1. Clinical assessment (physical signs)
2. Biochemical assessment (lab measurements)
3. Dietary assessment (diet recall, diet records, population food balance sheets)

Question 14

How to det. nutritional status via anthropometric assessment?

Answer 14

• Height, weight, BMI
• Body composition (MUAC: mid-upper arm circumference)

Question 15

MUAC: purpose and indication of what?

Answer 15

Purpose: used in screening for severe malnutrition (kids, pregnant women)

Indicate: muscle mass and fat stores -> measure circumference of upper arm //nutritional status

Question 16

BMI: purpose and indication of what?

Answer 16

Purpose: more general, assess overall Nutri status (adults)

Indicator: ratio of weight to height (kg/m2) to classify into many categories (under/over weight, normal, obesity)

Question 17

Stunting

Answer 17

Low height for age

Question 18

Wasting

Answer 18

low weight for height

Question 19

Underweight

Answer 19

low weight for age

Question 20

Types of malnutrition

Answer 20

• Overnutrition
• Secondary malnutrition
• Micronutrient malnutrition
• Protein Calorie/Energy malnutrition