KINE 1000 Lecture Notes - Food Desert, Food Security, Food Waste
20 Dec 2013
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Food and identity (cid:173) (cid:173) healthy or unhealthy (cid:173) educated or uneducated (cid:173) gender (cid:173) responsible or irresponsible. Consumption both literal food consumption and also consumerism. Definition: (cid:173) neighborhood in which healthy food is expensive and or difficult to find. Definition: (cid:173) areas of cities with relatively poor access to healthy and affordable food (cid:173) cause: suburbanization of food outlets food places moving into busy cities. When all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy active life. Both physical and economic access to food that meets people"s dietary needs as well as their food preferences. Three pillars of food security (availability, access, use) Food availability (cid:173) sufficient quantities of food, consistently available. Food access (cid:173) sufficient resources to obtain appropriate food. Food use (cid:173) appropriate use of food, based on knowledge of nutrition and care; adequate water and sanitation. 925 million people do not have enough food to eat.
