week 15 module

The World Food Program and UNICEF are agencies within the _____ that provide high-quality food for undernourished populations.

United Nations

The use of living things, such as plants, animals, and microbes, to manufacture new products is known as _____.

biotechnology

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is an example of a _____ in the United States.

federally supported food program

_____ describes individuals or families who are concerned about running out of food or not having enough money to buy more food.

food insecurity

The use of nonchemical methods for agricultural pest management is known as _____.

integrated pest management

__ is commonplace in many developing countries and plays a contributing role in factors that can lead to undernutrition.

poverty

Babies born to undernourished mothers are at much greater risk of being born _____.

prematurely

Conditions such as kwashiorkor, marasmic kwashiorkor, and marasmus are forms of _____.

protein-energy malnutrition

Chronic undernutrition during the preschool years can result in _____.

stunted growth

__ involves the use of farming methods that meet the demand for more food without depleting natural resources and harming the environment.

sustainable agriculture

__ occurs when long-term energy and nutrient intakes are insufficient to meet an individual's needs.

undernutrition