Chapter 13: Food Insecurity and Global Hunger - Self-Assessment
Certain households are at higher risk for food insecurity than others. Which of these households is at elevated risk for food insecurity?
All of these households are at increased risk for food insecurity
Which continent contains the greatest number of hungry people?
Asia
The USDA's Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is an example of a successful nutrition assistance program. Half of all _____ in the United States participate in WIC.
Babies born
Sandra is a low income mother who is participating in the WIC program. With her WIC benefits, Sandra can purchase all of the following, EXCEPT:
Extra lean ground beef
Which "hunger" term defines the situation whereby a person, family or household does not have enough nutritious food or is unsure of where their food will eventually come from?
Food insecurity
Which of the following is NOT true of acute severe malnutrition?
Minimal height gain (stunting)
Iron deficiency anemia is the most common micronutrient deficiency in the world. What percent of the global population has iron deficiency?
One-third
Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) have been essential in helping to combat severe acute malnutrition in developing countries. Plumpynut is an example of a RUTF that is a fortified _____-based product.
Peanut
Which of the following statements correctly explains the global food supply and distribution situation?
There is enough food in the world to feed every person adequately; there is a problem with the global distribution of food.
TRUE OR FALSE: Kwashiorkor results in children whose diets are low in protein but have adequate calories.
True
TRUE OR FALSE: Malnutrition is poor nutrition status, and it refers to both undernutrition and overnutrition.
True
TRUE OR FALSE: The World Health Organization defines food security as existing when all people at all times have access to sufficient safe and nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life
True
There are a number of nutrition assistance programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Which one of these programs has a mandatory education component and provides certain healthy foods that help improve the health and nutrition status of its participants?
WIC
Although iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency worldwide, the worldwide leading cause of brain damage is deficiency of:
iodine
Marasmus is a type of malnutrition caused by a child experiencing inadequate calorie (energy) intake as well as inadequate:
protein
