nutr 430 exam 2 2025 Questions and
Answers
Define food security and describe factors that determine whether someone is food
secure. - ANSWER-Food security: access at all times to sufficient food for an
active and healthy life (WHO)
Factors that determine whether someone is food secure or not:
Nutrient value, calories are not all the same
Specific diets show food compliance
Comfort foods do not always meet "needs" (preference)
Obtaining food in socially acceptable ways
Not stealing, growing yourself, bartering, road kill
Cultural need
Storage of food safely/being able to prepare it
Location you are close to food (do you have access)
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,Psychological needs: in a time of emergency seeing comfort food
Quantity: not only relevant it has to deal with quality also
Quality
Define food insecurity; - ANSWER-Food insecurity: limited or uncertain ability to
acquire or consume adequate quantity of food in socially acceptable ways
describe in detail how food security/insecurity prevalence is monitored in the U.S.;
- ANSWER-USDA is responsible for monitoring food insecurity in the US
Specifically the FNS (food nutrition services) within the USDA
Food Security Supplement (population survey from census bureau)
differentiate between definitions of low food security and very low food security. -
ANSWER-Low food security: indicates at some point in the last year, family has
difficulty providing food and had to use some type of coping strategy to obtain
needs. didn't have to eat less, but had to eat differently
Coping strategies:
Change composition of diet
Purchase less expensive food
Changes in diet quality
Participation in a food assistant program
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, Very low security: had to reduce consumption because coping strategies were not
efficient
Describe differences in prevalence of food security rates based on characteristics
presented in class. - ANSWER-86% of households food secure
14% of households food insecure
8.4% of households low food security
5.6% of households very low food security (9.4% in households with <18yo
children)
Households with children are most vulnerable
19.2% of households with children <18yo had low or very low food security
Healthy people 2020 aims to eliminate very low food security among children
Current: 2014- 1%, target: 0.2%
Identify risk factors for food insecurity. - ANSWER-Poverty
High school dropouts
Sudden economic changes
The young/old
Ethnic minorities
Inner city and rural locale
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Answers
Define food security and describe factors that determine whether someone is food
secure. - ANSWER-Food security: access at all times to sufficient food for an
active and healthy life (WHO)
Factors that determine whether someone is food secure or not:
Nutrient value, calories are not all the same
Specific diets show food compliance
Comfort foods do not always meet "needs" (preference)
Obtaining food in socially acceptable ways
Not stealing, growing yourself, bartering, road kill
Cultural need
Storage of food safely/being able to prepare it
Location you are close to food (do you have access)
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,Psychological needs: in a time of emergency seeing comfort food
Quantity: not only relevant it has to deal with quality also
Quality
Define food insecurity; - ANSWER-Food insecurity: limited or uncertain ability to
acquire or consume adequate quantity of food in socially acceptable ways
describe in detail how food security/insecurity prevalence is monitored in the U.S.;
- ANSWER-USDA is responsible for monitoring food insecurity in the US
Specifically the FNS (food nutrition services) within the USDA
Food Security Supplement (population survey from census bureau)
differentiate between definitions of low food security and very low food security. -
ANSWER-Low food security: indicates at some point in the last year, family has
difficulty providing food and had to use some type of coping strategy to obtain
needs. didn't have to eat less, but had to eat differently
Coping strategies:
Change composition of diet
Purchase less expensive food
Changes in diet quality
Participation in a food assistant program
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, Very low security: had to reduce consumption because coping strategies were not
efficient
Describe differences in prevalence of food security rates based on characteristics
presented in class. - ANSWER-86% of households food secure
14% of households food insecure
8.4% of households low food security
5.6% of households very low food security (9.4% in households with <18yo
children)
Households with children are most vulnerable
19.2% of households with children <18yo had low or very low food security
Healthy people 2020 aims to eliminate very low food security among children
Current: 2014- 1%, target: 0.2%
Identify risk factors for food insecurity. - ANSWER-Poverty
High school dropouts
Sudden economic changes
The young/old
Ethnic minorities
Inner city and rural locale
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