Exam 33: Aspects of Global Nutrition

Rates of undernutrition,short stature,and infectious disease are decreasing worldwide.

Today,the United Nations classifies countries as industrialized,developing,and least developed based on economic factors only.​

Malnutrition in the form of undernutrition that occurs before a child's brain has completely grown has lasting effects on development.

The cause of kwashiorkor is unclear.

Children with marasmus may appear fat due to massive swelling.

What percentage of infants are born with low birthweights worldwide?

In some societies,women and female children are at particular risk for malnutrition because cultural practices call for food to be allocated to men and boys first.

When does brain growth primarily occur?

As an extra credit assignment,Professor Thompson has his nutrition class study different countries around the world with high malnutrition.For the project,students are asked to research a number of topics such as the number of low-birthweight newborns,prevalence of underweight children,rates of breastfeeding,and access to safe drinking water to learn more about each selected country.The students are then asked to give a brief report of their findings,along with possible strategies for helping the assigned country.Several commonalities are discovered among the students' reports. -Most of Professor Thompson's students find that people become malnourished or starve for a number of reasons.Which of these are particularly prevalent?

Children born to poorly nourished women in countries with low levels of human development may be biologically programmed in the womb to conserve _____.

The 1996 World Food Summit ended with a pledge that by 2015,developing countries would reduce the prevalence of _____ to 13.5%.

People who are well nourished are more likely to be productive members of society.

On average,individuals in countries with high human development scores have a short life expectancy.

The devastating psychological effects of starvation may follow children into adulthood and have a lasting effect on behavior throughout life.

​What is a priority problem area related to malnutrition in developing countries?

Countries with a medium human development score have life expectancy of 80.2 years.

Approximately half of young children and pregnant women in the world are calcium deficient.

The famine in Somalia that led to the death of over 1.5 million people was due to _____.

List the root causes of malnutrition in developing countries.

The relationship between malnutrition and infection is weak.