(HNSC 1200) Chapter 3 || errorless solutions 100%.
Define "Food security" correct answers Access by all people at all times to nutritionally
adequate, safe, personally acceptable foods from normal food channels.
Define "Food insecurity" correct answers Uncertain or limited access to foods of sufficient
quantity or quality.
-Access to foods of sufficient quality highlights that a person may have access to enough
calories, but not necessarily enough nutrients.
What do risk factors for food insecurity include? correct answers anything that limits resources
available for food acquisition - such as an increase in non-food expenditures, under-employment
and poverty.
Define "Food poverty" correct answers Occurs in areas where there is enough food, however for
some reason people cannot obtain it, and hunger occurs.
-Reasons can include war, political reasons, lack or resources (such as money or transportation).
Define "Hunger" correct answers Hunger is usually understood as an uncomfortable or painful
sensation caused by insufficient food energy consumption.
Scientifically, hunger is referred to as food deprivation.
Simply put, all hungry people are food insecure, but not all food insecure people are hungry, as
there are other causes of food insecurity, including those due to poor intake of micro-nutrients.
Define "Famine" correct answers Extreme, widespread food scarcity which causes starvation in
the area.
,What are the 4 pillars of food security? correct answers 1) Availability
2) Accessibility
3) Adequacy
4) Acceptability
Define "Availability" correct answers access to sufficient amounts of food at all times.
This is affected by time of year/season, civil conflict/war, food preservation and supply.
Define "Accessibility" correct answers physical access and economic means to access food at all
times.
Accessibility is determined by entitlements (the bundle of resources needed to acquire food).
What is accessibility affected by? correct answers -market prices
-employment/funds ($)
-production and marketing systems
-gender and power relations within the household
education
-transportation
-water
-sanitation
Define "Adequacy" correct answers access to food that provides adequate nourishment and is
safe.
, Adequacy is affected by: control over resources, nutrient content of the food/quality, knowledge
of food/nutrition.
Define "Acceptability" correct answers access to food that is:
-personally palatable
-acquired by a socially-acceptable means of obtaining food (e.g. some people may not want to
accept foods -from a food bank or beg for food even if hungry because this compromises their
dignity)
-culturally appropriate
Define "Agency" correct answers encompasses the policies and processes that make food
security achievable
What is the primary cause of hunger in developing countries? correct answers Food Poverty
What people are usually the most affected by food poverty? correct answers Women and children
Chronic hunger is up by _____ million people in 5 years correct answers 60
Almost 690 million people went chronically hungry in 2019, with numbers highest in ______
(381 million people hungry), and rising fastest in _____ (250 million people hungry). correct
answers Asia, Africa
What region will take over Asia with the region affected most by hunger? correct answers Africa
How many people in our world do not have access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food? correct
answers 2 billion
What should we do to get on track with our 2030 plan for ending world hunger? correct answers
Countries must transform food systems and increase the affordability of healthy diets
Define "Food security" correct answers Access by all people at all times to nutritionally
adequate, safe, personally acceptable foods from normal food channels.
Define "Food insecurity" correct answers Uncertain or limited access to foods of sufficient
quantity or quality.
-Access to foods of sufficient quality highlights that a person may have access to enough
calories, but not necessarily enough nutrients.
What do risk factors for food insecurity include? correct answers anything that limits resources
available for food acquisition - such as an increase in non-food expenditures, under-employment
and poverty.
Define "Food poverty" correct answers Occurs in areas where there is enough food, however for
some reason people cannot obtain it, and hunger occurs.
-Reasons can include war, political reasons, lack or resources (such as money or transportation).
Define "Hunger" correct answers Hunger is usually understood as an uncomfortable or painful
sensation caused by insufficient food energy consumption.
Scientifically, hunger is referred to as food deprivation.
Simply put, all hungry people are food insecure, but not all food insecure people are hungry, as
there are other causes of food insecurity, including those due to poor intake of micro-nutrients.
Define "Famine" correct answers Extreme, widespread food scarcity which causes starvation in
the area.
,What are the 4 pillars of food security? correct answers 1) Availability
2) Accessibility
3) Adequacy
4) Acceptability
Define "Availability" correct answers access to sufficient amounts of food at all times.
This is affected by time of year/season, civil conflict/war, food preservation and supply.
Define "Accessibility" correct answers physical access and economic means to access food at all
times.
Accessibility is determined by entitlements (the bundle of resources needed to acquire food).
What is accessibility affected by? correct answers -market prices
-employment/funds ($)
-production and marketing systems
-gender and power relations within the household
education
-transportation
-water
-sanitation
Define "Adequacy" correct answers access to food that provides adequate nourishment and is
safe.
, Adequacy is affected by: control over resources, nutrient content of the food/quality, knowledge
of food/nutrition.
Define "Acceptability" correct answers access to food that is:
-personally palatable
-acquired by a socially-acceptable means of obtaining food (e.g. some people may not want to
accept foods -from a food bank or beg for food even if hungry because this compromises their
dignity)
-culturally appropriate
Define "Agency" correct answers encompasses the policies and processes that make food
security achievable
What is the primary cause of hunger in developing countries? correct answers Food Poverty
What people are usually the most affected by food poverty? correct answers Women and children
Chronic hunger is up by _____ million people in 5 years correct answers 60
Almost 690 million people went chronically hungry in 2019, with numbers highest in ______
(381 million people hungry), and rising fastest in _____ (250 million people hungry). correct
answers Asia, Africa
What region will take over Asia with the region affected most by hunger? correct answers Africa
How many people in our world do not have access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food? correct
answers 2 billion
What should we do to get on track with our 2030 plan for ending world hunger? correct answers
Countries must transform food systems and increase the affordability of healthy diets
