Chapter 12

____ has been identified as a disease that significantly contributes to undernutrition in developing nations because it reduces worker productivity and costs so much to treat.

AIDS

Which of the following are factors that influence nutrition security?

Adequate health services and care, sanitary environment, nutritious diet

What are the underlying causes of malnutrition?

Inadequate health care and access to food

Undernutrition is usually accompanied by which of the following two factors?

Inadequate sanitation and inadequate shelter

What are some of the long-term consequences of undernutrition?

Individual consequences, such as poor development and learning especially in children. Social consequences, such as more dependence on government agencies

What is the primary cause of undernutrition in the developing world?

Inequitable food distribution

In the developing world, agricultural production is

Is depleting natural resources and is not sustainable for the long term.

Which of the following is true about the HIV Virus?

It has limited ability to survive outside the body.

Who is most likely to benefit from biotechnology in farming?

Large farmer

What are some of the significant negative impacts from agriculture around the world?

Neglect of living and working condition for farm laborers and increasing cost of production

pellagra

Niacin deficiency

______ is a condition in which there is adequate access to safe and nutritious food.

Nutrition security

Which of the following are physiological symptoms

Stomach pain, weakness

Older adults are vulnerable to undernutrition because,

They have fixed incomes, declining physical and mental functions affects their ability to obtain and prepare food, depression can decrease the drive to eat.

Older adults need nutrient-dense diets because

They must meet micronutrients requirements without exceeding energy requirements.

Beri Beri

Thiamin deficiency

What is the most common type of malnutrition in developing countries?

Undernutrition

_____ is falling health resulting from a long- standing dietary intake that is not enough to meet nutritional needs.

Undernutrition

Which of the following are common causes of situational poverty?

Unexpected medical expenses, Divorce, Death of a wage earner

Rickets

Vitamin Deficiency

Participants in congregate Meals for the Elderly must

at least 60 years old

Compared to formula-feeding, breastfeeding

is more hygienic, provides immunological advantages, and is less expensive

Eating disorders, alcoholism, poverty, problems in nursing home setting, or homelessness are the typical causes of ______ in North America.

malnutrition

Death and disease from infections increase dramatically when they occur during a state of chronic _____.

undernutrition

xerophthalmia

vitamin A deficiency

In what region do the majority of impoverished people live?

Asia

Rank the racial groups from highest to lowest property rate

Blacks, hispanics, asians, whites

Which life stages is undernutrition particular devastating?

Pregnancy, older age, and growing years

Select the nutrients that are integrally involved in proper immune function

Protein, vitamin A, Zinc

________ - _______ malnutrition is a form of undernutrition caused by an extremely deficient intake of calories or protein and generally accompanied by an illness

Protein-calorie

_____ Nutrition Assistance Program (_______) is the new name for the Food Stamp Program

Supplemental, SNAP

____ agriculture involves maintaining or enhancing the land and natural resources for use long into the future.

Sustainable

Which of the following is a true statement about the relationship between AIDS and nutrition?

Use of a balanced multivitamin and mineral supplement slows deterioration of health

The cause of death for many children in developing countries is

consuming contaminated water

Environmentally unsustainable farming methods are undermining food production especially in

developing countries

_____ is an extreme shortage of food, which leads to massive starvation in a population.

famine

Which of the following are true statements about the relationship between nutrition and immune function?

Diarrheal disease impairs nutritional status, Poor vitamin A status increase susceptibility to infection, Zinc and Iron are vital for resistance to infectious disease.

How has the peace corps helped to improve condition in developing nations?

Education

The SNAP allows recipients to use an ______ ________ _________ (EBT) card to purchase food and garden seeds

Electronic Benefit Transfer

Which of the following is generally the most flexible budget its for individuals living in poverty?

Food

Which of the following Green evolution technologies used to improve crop production?

Greater use of fertilizer and improved cultivation practices.

______ is the primarily physiological (internal) drive to find and eat food.

Hunger

Golfer is associated with deficiency of what nutrient?

Iodide

The Green revolution focused on which of the following crops in developing countries?

Rice, wheat, corn

Select the living conditions below that are present in the urban poor.

Self-made shelters, overcrowded

What is the name of the program that provides food vouchers and nutrition education to pregnant and lactating women and their children?

WIC

The consequences of a perform birth include

Weakened immune system and reduce lung function

Which of the following are associated with chronic hunger?

Weakness and lethargy, impaired ability to learn, increased susceptibility to infection

Chronic undernutrition leaves many people in the developing world in a continual state of depressed ______ function, in turn greatly increasing the risk of death, especially in childhood.

immune

Worldwide hungers primarily an outcome of

inequitable distribution of food resources around the world

Food _____ is when the quality, variety, and/or desirability of the diet is reduced and there is difficulty at times providing enough food for everyone in the household.

insecurity

Name one mineral for which deficiency is major global public health concern

iron

The male to female ratio for individuals inflicted with HIV and AIDS is about _____.

1:1