HLTC18H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: World Food Summit, Food Security, Food Energy
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In 2012, the un food and agriculture organization estimated 842 million people were suffering from hunger. Hunger is usually understood as an uncomfortable or painful sensation caused by insufficient food energy consumption. Scientifically, hunger is referred to as food deprivation. Some 870 million people globally have no secure source of food . Malnutrition results from deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in the consumption of macro [carbs, protein fat] - and/or micronutrients [vitamins and minerals]. Vulnerability is defined in terms of the following three critical dimensions: 1. vulnerability to an outcome; 2. from a variety of risk factors; 3. because of an inability to manage those risks: vulnerability analysis suggests two main intervention options: Reduce the degree of exposure to the hazard; 2. Poverty: definition: poverty encompasses different dimensions of deprivation that relate to human capabilities including consumption and food security, health, education, rights, voice, security, dignity and decent work. organisation for.
