Topic 1: Part D Flashcards
World population is over..
7.5 billion
There is enough food produced in the world to feed everybody if it,,
could be distributed efficiently
North american produces over ______ tons of grain/year
110,000,000
1/3 of grain is fed to ..
livestock for human consummated
1/3 of another part of grain is transformed into..
high fructose corn syrup
20% of the worlds population lived in the ..
industrialized world and consumes 80% of the food produced in the world
850,000,000 people in the world liver with..
hunger; especially in africa
World wide one in every 5 people experiences..
chronic lack of food on daily basis
Every 2 seconds on person..
dies in the world, because of starvation
In many cases, those who are experiencing hunger live in countries that produce..
excess food, but do not have access
Food security
access by all people at all times to nutritionally adequate, safe, personally acceptable food from normal food channels
Food insecurity
limited or uncertain access to foods of sufficient quality or quantity to sustain a healthy and active live
Risk factors for food insecurity
anything that limits resources available for food acquisition, such as an increase in non-food expenditures, under employment and poverty
Malnutrition is the worlds #1 health problem defined as
The impairment of health resulting from a relative deficiency or excess of food energy and specific nutrients necessary for health such as iron, vitamin A and iodine
4 pillars of food security
- availability
- access
- adequacy
- acceptability
Availability
sufficient amount of at all times, and variety at a reasonable cost. affected by time of year/season, civil conflict/war, food preservation and supply
Access
determined by entitlements (the bundle of resources needed to acquire food)
Access is affected by..
- Market prices
- Employment/funds
- Production and marketing systems
- Gender and power relations within the household
- Education
- Transportation
- Water
- Sanitation
Adequacy
provide nourishment. affected by control over resources, nutrient content of the food/quality
Acceptability `
refers to food that is personally palatable, acquired by a socially acceptable means of obtaining food, and culturally appropriate
Food poverty
hunger occurring when enough food exists in an area but some of the people cannot obtain it
Food poverty can also be because..
- lack of money
- political reasons
- counties of war
- lack of transportation
- cannot afford
To stretch little food supplies adults often..
- skip meals/cut portions
- may be forced to break social rules
- may rely on foods with low nutrient density but high calorie density, so calorie needs are meet and not nutritional needs
About 1/3 of global food supply is ..
lost or wasted every year