Module 1-Global hunger and malnourishment

Question 1

What does MDER stand for?

Answer 1

Minimum Dietary Energy Requirement

Question 2

What is the minimum dietary energy requirement

Answer 2

The dietary energy deemed essential to sustain life and engage in light activity

Question 3

How do you define malnourishment?

Answer 3

an insufficiency or an excess of any nutrient that negatively impacts health status

results from diets that are lacking in energy, protein, vitamins and/or minerals, do not contain sufficient fruits, vegetables or livestock products or consist of an excess of potentially harmful products such as sugars and saturated fats

Question 4

What are macronutrients?

Answer 4

Protein, Carbohydrates & Fats

Question 5

What are micronutrients?

Answer 5

Iron, Vit A, Zinc, Iodine, B12, Folate, etc.

Question 6

in 2018 how many people were undernourished

Answer 6

11% of the world’s population or one in every nine persons was undernourished

Question 7

where did most of the undernourished people live

Answer 7

Over 98% of the undernourished live in developing countries

Question 8

what doesn’t the definition of undernourishment take into account for people in developing countries

Answer 8

It is important to note that the definition of undernourishment deals strictly with caloric intake for maintenance and light activity; it does not take into account the fact that a large percentage of the people living in developing countries have requirements far exceeding maintenance as their lives are laboriously arduous

Question 9

How many deaths of children under the age of five is under nourishment responsible for

Answer 9

Under norismenr is responsible for approximately half of the deaths of children under the age of five

Question 10

what are some characteristics of children suffering form undernourishment

Answer 10

underweight, physically wasted or stunted depending on the degree of insufficiency

Question 11

what kind of development does energy insufficiency impact in children

Answer 11

Energy insufficiency impacts both physical and cognitive development of children; those surviving suffer the impacts of irreversible damage

Question 12

to feed the world by 2050 how much will we need to increase our production

Answer 12

aggregate food production will have to increase by 60 to 70% of the food production in 2007 to meet the needs of the growing population and predicted higher overall income.

Question 13

if there is enough food being produced to feed the world why are people suffering from hunger

Answer 13

there is sufficient food produced globally to feed the world; however, distribution is uneven, there is significant waste in the food chain and the impoverished cannot afford to pay enough for food to compensate producers for their inputs

Question 14

has the COVID pandemic worsened or improved world hunger

Answer 14

The COVID pandemic has worsened the situation and it is anticipated that the number of people around the world suffering the effects of undernourishment will increase by hundreds of millions

Question 15

what is undernourishment

Answer 15

Undernourishment is an insufficiency of energy

Question 16

what is malnourishment

Answer 16

malnourishment is insufficiency or an excess of energy or any required nutrient.

it is defined as an insufficiency or an excess of any nutrient that negatively impacts health status

Question 17

people are considered undernourished if their diets…

Answer 17

do not supply sufficient energy to sustain life and engage in light activity.
Correct answer.

Question 18

worldwide what is the a major cause for death

Answer 18

malnutrition is the major underlying cause of illness and death, with pregnant women and young children most affected

Question 19

what does malnutrition increase susceptibility to

Answer 19

Malnutrition increases susceptibility to and severity of diseases and parasites which, in turn, contribute to malnutrition, particularly in developing countries

Question 20

where can malnourishment be seen

Answer 20

effects of malnourishment are seen across all economic strata

Question 21

where is undernourishment found

Answer 21

undernourishment generally affects only the impoverished

Question 22

how many children die a year of malnutrition

Answer 22

malnourishment is responsible for the death of more than 2.5 million children EVERY YEAR

Question 23

how many people in the world suffer the effects of malnutrition

Answer 23

at least two billion people or almost thirty percent of the world’s population suffer the effects of malnutrition

Question 24

what is anemia and what causes it

Answer 24

its an insufficiency of red blood cells, is most commonly the result of dietary iron deficiency; it can also be caused by dietary vitamin B12, vitamin A, and folate deficits

Question 25

what effects can anemia have on the body

Answer 25

Anemia reduces fertility and work productivity and increases disease susceptibility while impeding cognitive and physical development in children

Question 26

how many people are anemic

Answer 26

The global prevalence of anemia in 2019 was 22.8 percent; almost forty percent of the world's children under the age of five were anemic in 2019

Question 27

what is vitamin A deficiency the cause of

Answer 27

Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable blindness and contributes to increased mortality resulting from common childhood illnesses

Question 28

how many children are vitamin A deficient

Answer 28

It is estimated that one-third of all the world's children under the age of five is vitamin A deficient

Question 29

how many people are affected by zinc deficiencies

Answer 29

Zinc deficiencies affect more than fifteen percent of the global population

Question 30

what do zinc deficiencies compromise

Answer 30

this deficiency compromises the immune system and gonad development

Question 31

how many people are affected by iodine deficiencies

Answer 31

Iodine deficiency, affecting some two billion people

Question 32

what effects are seen with iodine deficiencies

Answer 32

it is the leading cause of preventable brain damage and mental retardation

Question 33

what is seen with iodine deficiency during pregnancy

Answer 33

Iodine deficiency during pregnancy increases the incidence of stillbirths, abortions, perinatal mortality, congenital abnormalities and cretinism

Question 34

how does Zero Hunger plan on achieving there goal

Answer 34

This goal encompasses the promotion of sustainable agriculture, supporting small-scale farmers, equal access to land, the promotion of technology and markets requiring international cooperation and investment to improve agricultural productivity.

Question 35

what is the goal of Zero Hunger

Answer 35

with the aim of ending all forms of hunger and malnutrition by 2030 ensuring that all people, especially children, have sufficient nutritionally complete food at all times

Question 36

globally what micronutrients have the most significant impact on health

Answer 36

iron, vitamin A, zinc and iodine

Question 37

what issues come up with macronutrient deficencies

Answer 37

Macronutrients constitute the bulk of the diet and deficiencies create energy insufficiency, also referred to as protein-energy malnutrition, while excesses result in obesity and related disorders such as heart disease and diabetes. Protein-energy malnutrition which manifests as kwashiorkor and/or marasmus often results from the consumption of diets high in carbohydrates but low in protein and fats.

Question 38

how many of the children and adults in the world are overweight

Answer 38

At the same time, 5.6 percent of the world's children are overweight and adult obesity has reached 13.2 percent of the global population.

Question 39

what has a big impact on an exessive intake of macronutrients

Answer 39

Urbanization and changing diets in both developed and developing countries can create high-calorie nutritionally imbalanced diets that lead to obesity, coronary disease, and diabetes.