Exam 12: Food, Food Insecurity, Nutrition, Obesity, and Health

Availability, affordability, and quality of food are ________

The answer to better nutrition among Canadians is in ________.

From the materialist perspective, the major factor that contributes to food insecurity among Indigenous people is ________.

In general, Canadians ________.

While New York attempted to regulate against "super-sized" containers of soda pop, regulations were overturned by the courts.

According to the text, a multi-level, multi-pronged approach is required to get any kind of handle on rising BMIs and nutritionally poor diets.

Food supplements are a particularly effective way to combat the unhealthy diet of Canadians and to improve their overall health.

The most effective approach to improving the dietary choices of the Canadian population is ________.

Rural areas in Canada have higher rates of obesity than urban regions.

________ is defined as the inability to acquire or consume an adequate diet quality or sufficient quantity of good in socially acceptable ways, or the uncertainty that one will be able to do so.

What are some of the key policy issues that need to be addressed to improve access to healthier, more affordable food in Canada?

Canada's Food Guide replaced Canada's Official Food Rules.

What are three factors that influence people's food choices? Briefly describe each.

In liberal regime countries such as Canada, food and nutrition are considered public matters and government is heavily involved in ensuring good population nutrition.

In the text, disordered eating refers to ________.

Portion sizes cannot be a factor that contributes to the rising levels of obesity because they became substantially smaller since the 1970s, whereas obesity rates went up.

The Canadian Nutrition Council was formed in the ________.

People who experience food insecurity are at a risk of becoming obese.