Food insecurity in prosperous countries:
A) is not usually associated with detectable signs of malnutrition.
B) can only be indicated by clinical measurements of nutritional status.
C) cannot be assessed by data regarding food availability and access.
D) is evaluated in the same manner as in poor countries.
Q. 2Which of the following households are at high risk of food insecurity?
A) Households of Black and Latino people
B) Households that are near supermarkets
C) Households led by earning men
D) Households in suburban regions
Q. 3Which of the following is true of a food recovery program?
A) It is a federally funded food-based assistance program available in the United States.
B) It donates discarded food to food pantries, emergency kitchens, and homeless shelters.
C) It is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
D) It provides people with electronic benefit transfer cards that can be used like debit cards to make food purchases.
Q. 4To eradicate micronutrient deficiencies in a child, an intervention must be done:
A) between the child's fourth and fifth birthdays.
B) between conception and the child's second birthday.
C) after the age of two.
D) after the first 1,000 days.
Q. 5In contrast to households classified as having low food security, households with very low food security are:
A) more likely to have access to a variety of food.
B) more likely to report reduced food intake.
C) less likely to have decreased desirability for food.
D) less likely to report disrupted eating patterns.
Q. 6Which of the following is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies that affects billions of people worldwide?
A) Vitamin A deficiency
B) Vitamin C deficiency
C) Vitamin D deficiency
D) Vitamin E deficiency
Q. 7Urbanized individuals shifting toward unhealthy, unbalanced diets is an example of:
A) food neophobia.
B) undernutrition.
C) overnutrition.
D) field gleaning.
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