NUSCTX 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Food Security, Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health, Refined Grains

• School: Berkeley
• Department: Nutritional Sciences And Toxicology
• Course: NUSCTX 10
• Professor: Aponte, Gregory

Document Summary

All members of a household have access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. Availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods. Assured ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways. Socially acceptable = without resorting to emergency food supplies, stealing, Food security doesn"t mean just getting enough calories, but also having a diverse and nutritious scavenging or other coping strategies diet that supports a healthy lifestyle. High: consistent access and availability of adequate food. Household has no anxiety or difficulty providing family with nutrient dense, well balanced diet. Quality, variety and quantity of their food intake were not substantially reduced. About 26% of uc berkeley undergraduates fall under marginal food security. Nearly 15% of households and over 15% of the population is food insecure. Food insecurity tends to be higher in many southern and mid-western states. Rates of food insecurity are highest for: Households below 185% of the federal poverty line.