GEOG 1HB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Malnutrition
22 Nov 2017
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To this date we have documented (measured) and considered the uneven distribution of global wealth, i. e. the have and have nots. World food production > greater than the world population: green revolution. New crop strains that are more productive. As a result, at the global level there is no food shortage, despite this however. Most of the hungry people are located in sub-saharan africa and south asia. With global population continuing to grow the food problem looks to be more serious. Basic caloric requirements for healthy life to understand the problem>food and agriculture organization recommended minimum is 2100 calories a day, the absolute minimum is 1800 calories. Variations based on occupation, age, gender, physical size, climate. Under nourishment: when person is not meeting caloric amount required for living. Quality of food is also very important: i. e. adequate proportions of protein, vitamins, minerals, fat, etc.
