NUTRITION AND YOU
NUTRITION AND YOU
17th Edition
ISBN: 9781323444764
Author: Blake
Publisher: PEARSON C
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Chapter 16, Problem 6TF
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To explain: Whether the statement “older adults who are financially secure can still sometimes experience low food security and undernutrition” is true or false.

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Undernutrition is a state of inadequate intake of nutrition or energy to meet the needs of an individual to sustain good health. 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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