MSC 316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Food Energy, Food Technology, Convenience Food
25 Oct 2016
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Excess of food energy: obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular problems. Of total npp used by humans, 40% goes to food, and 60% goes. Global patterns: supply and demand to commodities (harvesting trees: fao. Food and agriculture organization indicate there are 842 million hungry people in world. 98% of hungry people are in developing countries. 75% of hungry people live in rural areas: examples of worldwide food consumption. Food expenditure for 1 week: . 23 for family of 6. About 2200 calories per person per day. Food expenditure for 1 week: . 55 for family of 8. Food expenditure for 1 week: . 53 for family of 12. Food expenditure for 1 week: . 00 for family of 4. Everything imported because no agriculture in kuwait. Less vegetables and fruit, mostly processed foods. Mostly fish based diet due to lack of agricultural area: hunger. 20% of people on earth suffer form the effects of hunger and malnutrition.
