Food Security Is Defined As

question 9

Multiple Choice

Food security is defined as:

• A) The uneasy or painful sensation caused by a lack of food. The recurrent and involuntary lack of access to food…[which] may produce malnutrition over time.
• B) An inadequate amount of food intake due to a lack of resources.
• C) Access by all people, at all times to sufficient food for an active and healthy life… [and] includes at a minimum: the ready availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, and an assured ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Culture

The sum of attitudes, customs, and beliefs that distinguish one group of people from another, transmitted through language, material objects, ritual, institutions, and art.

Religion

A system of beliefs and practices related to the sacred, the supernatural, and/or a set of values to which the individual is very committed.

Individual

A single human being distinct from a group, class, or family.

Social Meaning

The significance or interpretation of behaviors, symbols, or practices within a particular cultural or societal context, influencing how individuals understand their world.