Our Food Supply

Question 1

What is food security

Answer 1

Exist when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy lifestyle

Question 2

Food insecurity

Answer 2

Exists when people do not have adequate physical, social or economic access to food

Question 3

Causes of global insecurity

Answer 3

Natural disasters, unstable food market, poverty, production of biofuels, food wastage, war and displacement

Question 4

Food equity

Answer 4

Food equity refers to communities that are not restricted in resources, income, knowledge and a variety of healthy foods in their area. Food equity occurs because communities do have access to high quality foods

Question 5

Food inequity

Answer 5

Food Inequity. Food inequity refers to communities with limitations in resources and income, are often not informed about the knowledge and variety of healthy foods in their area. Food equity occurs because certain communities do not have access to high quality foods. Food inequity is a global issue.

Question 6

Effects of food inequity

Answer 6

Under nutrition, over nutrition, political stability

Question 7

Under nutrition

Answer 7

Food inequity can result inadequate intake of nutritious food. This can cause malnutrition which is associated with disease and premature death.

Food inequity can result in inadequate Intake of nutritious food. This can cause and in adequate intake of vitamins and minerals which are essential for good health

Question 8

Over nutrition

Answer 8

Wealth enables people to consume far more kilojoules than required for good health. This poor nutritional intake can result in obesity and chronic disease

As countries become more developed traditional diet high in fruits veggies and cereals are supplemented with meat and dairy products. High consumption of salt, sugar and fat a typical over nutrition that leads to chronic disease

Question 9

Political instability

Answer 9

Conflicts over the control of land occur when there is political instability. This threatens food production and security.

Rising food prices cause by natural disasters, political decisions or crop failures leads to food in equity that results in violence and unrest. This causes political instability when population is pressure governments for relief

Question 10

Causes of food inequity

Answer 10

Access to continuous and safe water

Availability of safe and nutritious food

Food selection