What Does the Food Security Tool Used by the US

question 5

Multiple Choice

What does the food security tool used by the US Census Bureau measure?

• A) A household's sufficiency of food security
• B) The nutritional adequacy of a household's meals
• C) Why a household is food secure or insecure
• D) The typical price a household spends on groceries

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Definitions:

Primary Appraisal

The initial evaluation process in which an individual assesses the significance of a stressor as neutral, positive, or stressful.

Cortisol

A steroid hormone released by the adrenal glands in response to stress and low blood-glucose concentration, playing a vital role in the body's stress response and affecting immune responses.

Inflammation

The body's natural response to injury or infection, leading to redness, warmth, swelling, and sometimes pain at the affected site.

ACTH

Adrenocorticotropic hormone, a hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol, important for stress response.