Nutrition Indicator Category

Question 1

Prevalence of Undernourishment

Answer 1

The prevalence
of undernourishment
expresses the probability that
a randomly selected individual from the population consumes calories that are insufficient tobcover
her/his energy requirement for an active and healthy
life.
Scale: percentage as
0
–
100

Question 2

Prevalence
of
food
inadequacy

Answer 2

It is conceptually analogous to the prevalence of
undernourishment, but calculated setting the caloric
threshold to  a higher level, by using
a Physical Activity Level (PAL) coefficient
of 1.75, as opposed
to
1.55.
It
measures
the
percentage
of
the
population
that
is
at
risk
of
not
covering
the
food
requirements
associated
with
normal
physical
activity,
and
therefore
including
also
those
who,
even
though
cannot
be
considered
chronically
undernourished,
are
likely
being
conditioned
in
their
economic
activity
by
insufficient
food.
While
the
prevalence
of
undernourishment
is
an
estimator
of
chronic
food
deprivation
(“hunger”),
this
new
estimator
is
a
less
conservative
measure
of
food
inadequacy
in
the
population.
Scale:
percentage
as
0
-­‐
100

Question 3

Average of Dietary Energy Supply Adequacy

Answer 3

The
indicator
expresses
the
Dietary
Energy
Supply
(DES)
as
a
percentage
of
the
Average
Dietary
Energy
Requirement
(ADER).
Each
country's
or
region's
average
supply
of
calories
for
food
consumption
is
normalized
by
the
average
dietary
energy
requirement
estimated
for
its
population
to
provide
an
index
of
adequacy
of
the
food
supply
in
terms
of
calories.
Analyzed
together
with
the
prevalence
of
undernourishment,
it
allows
discerning
whether
undernourishment
is
mainly
due
to
insufficiency
of
the
food
supply
or
to
particularly
bad
distribution.
National
average
protein
supply
is
expressed
in
grams
per
capita
per
day.
This
indicator
provides
information
on
the
quality
of
the
diet.
Scale:
percentage
of
required
grams/capita/day;
range
(68
–
212)

Question 4

Average
protein
supply

Answer 4

National
average
protein
supply
expressed
in
grams
per
capita
per
day.
This
indicator
provides
information
on
the
quality
of
the
diet.
Scale:
grams/capita/day;
range
(30
–
115)

Question 5

Average Supply of Protein of Animal Origin

Answer 5

National
average
protein
supply
(expressed
in
grams
per
capita
per
day).
It
includes
the
following
groups:
meat;
offals;
animal
fats
and
products;
milk
and
products;
eggs,
fish,
seafood
and
products;
and
aquatic
products,
other.
This
indicator
provides
information
on
the
quality
of
the
diet.
Scale:
grams
per
capita
per
day;
range
(3
–
68)