Question 2
a major contributor to the global burden of chronic disease and disability, is increasingly being recognized as a form of malnutrition.
question 2 options:
bulimia.
anorexia.
anemia.
obesity.
question 3
the most important underlying reason for chronic hunger is
question 3 options:
overpopulation.
poverty.
political corruption.
violence.
question 4
what is most likely to occur when children grow too fast, creating high nutrient demands and leaving them vulnerable to inappropriate food distribution in the family?
question 4 options:
protein-energy malnutrition
anemia deficiency
vitamin a deficiency
iodine deficiency disorder
question 5
which one of the organizations works to effect changes in public attitudes and laws that assist americans who are hungry or at risk of being hungry?
question 5 options:
team nutrition
food and agriculture organization of the united nations
feeding america
food research and action center
question 6
a person who answers "yes" to the following question may have food insecurity: "in the last 12 months, did you or other adults in the household ever not eat for a whole day because there wasn't enough money for food? "
question 6 options:
moderate
no
severe
light
question 7
which one of the following conditions is the developing world's most common cause of preventable brain damage and impaired psychomotor development?
question 7 options:
protein-energy malnutrition
iron deficiency disorder
iodine deficiency disorder
vitamin a deficiency
question 8
causes severe malnutrition and famine.
question 8 options:
poverty
regional trends
population growth
war
question 9
which one of the following groups of people is most likely to suffer from protein-energy malnutrition?
question 9 options:
infants and children
the elderly
the overweight and obese
the homeless
question 10
which one of the following states is above the national average for prevalence of food insecurity?
question 10 options:
idaho
texas
maine
new york
question 11
which one of the following factors is transforming food consumption?
question 11 options:
income growth
globalization
climate change
all of the above
question 12
failure to achieve nutrient requirements, which can impair physical and mental health, is called
question 12 options:
hunger.
poverty.
malnutrition.
food insecurity.
question 13
government efforts to combat hunger began during the
question 13 options:
1860s.
1950s.
1920s.
1930s.
question 14
deficiency can cause night blindness in pregnant women and may increase the risk of maternal mortality.
question 14 options:
calcium
vitamin a
iron
iodine
question 15
why is environmental degradation a growing concern in both the developing and the industrialized world?
question 15 options:
because it decreases job opportunities
because it leads to more consumption in the developing world
because it threatens food production
because it's forcing people to move to more rural areas with limited resources
question 16
which one of the following surveys measures the prevalence and severity of food insecurity and hunger?
question 16 options:
wic survey
who survey
food security supplement survey
cdc survey
question 17
which one of the following choices is a result of advances in agriculture in developing countries?
question 17 options:
there has been a demand for agricultural labor.
there has been a decline in economic development.
there has been an increase in large food vendors and processors.
there has been a reduction in rural income and buying power.
question 18
vitamin a deficiency is most damaging to which of the following populations?
question 18 options:
infants
children
pregnant women
all of the above
question 19
anxiety about having enough to eat or running out of money to purchase food is called
question 19 options:
poverty.
hunger.
malnutrition.
food insecurity.
question 20
which one of the following choices is not considered a political disruption to food distribution?
question 20 options:
refugees
drought
sanctions
war