Exam 15: Food Security, Hunger, and Malnutrition

The impact of malnutrition in adults is lower work productivity overall, and this can affect the country's economic growth and standard of living. The most appropriate conclusion to draw from this situation is that

The Millennium Development Project has pledged to _____ the proportion of people who suffer from hunger by 2015.

Consequences of malnutrition during pregnancy include

Households classified as having low food security experience reduced food quality and reduced variety of foods,

_____ is the USDA program that aids families with young children with coupons that can be used to purchase approved nutrient-dense foods.

Political unrest, reduced land availability for growing crops, population growth, and gender inequality are

One of the greatest determinants of food insecurity is poverty.

Assessing food insecurity in prosperous countries

Older adults experience food insecurity for a variety of reasons, but poverty is not one of them.

Households with income levels above the poverty line never experience food insecurity.

In contrast to households classified as having low food security, households with very low food security are

Rising food costs and a poor economy

The federally funded National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs

The Peace Corps mission is to promote world peace; therefore, Peace Corps volunteers do not address issues of food security.

Food recovery programs include all the following except:

One difference between SNAP and WIC is that

The region with the highest percentage of hungry people in the world is

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that _____ people in the world experience persistent hunger.

A program that collects unused perishable foods from food service facilities is called a _____ program.

Which of the following does not contribute to the high rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in disadvantaged groups?