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Define food security and describe factors that determine whether someone is food secure. ☑: 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) Psychological needs: in a time of emergency seeing comfort food Quantity: not only relevant it has to deal with quality also Quality EXCELLENCE 2 Define food insecurity; ☑: 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.; ☑: 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. ☑: 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 Very low security: had to reduce consumption because coping strategies were not efficient EXCELLENCE 3 Describe differences in prevalence of food security rates based on characteristics presented in class. ☑: 86% of households food secure 14% of households food insecure 8.4% of households low food security