NUTRITION ALC+MASTW/MDA W/ET AC PKG
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ISBN: 9780135158999
Author: Blake
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 5TF
Summary Introduction
To explain: Whether the statement “children are at a higher risk for food insecurity than are adults” is true or false.
Concept introduction:
Food insecurity refers to the unavailability of nutritionally sufficient and healthy food due to inadequate or uncertain quantity. Food insecurity is where there is improper, unfair, and insufficient production, distribution, and exchange respectively in a population. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the food insecurity is defined as a lack of consistent access to sufficient food for a healthy and active life.
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