SOC349H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Food Sovereignty, Index Card, Food Desert
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Hunger, food insecurity and the food bank solution. Outline: hunger: key qualities + definitions, why is there hunger, conceptualizing hunger, food insecurity, food deserts, community food security, food sovereignty, solutions. Describe an experience where you felt stuffed or starved, and how it affected you. What is hunger: major cause of dead globally, not having enough to eat to meet energy requirements. , hunger can cause malnutrition and typically accompanies malnutrition. What is malnutrition: diet does not supply adequate nutrients for growth or maintenance . Includes undernutrition (thin, short, micronutrient deficiencies) and overnutrition (overweight and obesity): undernourishment = inadequate dietary intake; insufficient number of calories; In 2014, 1/9 people in the world are undernourished. What are micronutrient deficiencies: lack or shortage of micronutrients (vitamins/minerals) essential for proper growth and metabolism. (less serious form of malnutrition) Impacts over 2 b people (30% of world"s people) In developing countries pregnant woman and 40% of preschool children are estimated to be anaemic.
