NUTR 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Food Security, Micronutrient Deficiency, Edema
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Learning objecives: deine food security and food insecurity. List groups most at risk for food insecurity in the us: describe some consequences of food insecurity for mothers, kids and older adults. List some of the factors that contribute to global food insecurity: name and describe 3 types of malnutriion, what are some severe health efects of undernutriion, name the major global micronutrient deiciencies. Low food security - food intake is adequate, but food quality, variety, and/or desirability reduced. Very low food security - food intake is not always adequate due to lack of food access and availability. Income, ethnicity, head of household, locaion of home. 16% of families living below the poverty line. 40% of adults requesing food assistance are employed. Households with income above the poverty line also experience food insecurity. Black and laino families at higher risk than other ethniciies: households headed by single moms. Locaion with poor or no access to afordable and/or nutriious foods.
