ch 20: hunger and the environment

iron deficiency anemia

• affects 40% of the world’s pregnant people and young children are affected

• leading cause of maternal death, preterm births, low birthweights, infections, and premature deaths

iodine deficiency

• affects 25% of the world’s population

• results in stillbirths and cretinism

vitamin a deficiency

• affects 1/3 of the world’s children

• causes blindness, growth restriction, and increases susceptibility to infections like measles

zinc deficiency

• affects approximately 20’s of the world’s population

• contributes to growth failure, diarrhea, and pneumonia

what is RUTF

ready to use therapeutic food

• no water needed, contamination risk is minimized

• can be stored 3-4 months without refrigeration

match these:

• impeded growth and stunting

• saggy, loose skin on buttocks and thighs

• edema

• rapid weight loss and wasting

• fatty liver

• “skin and bones”

with these:

• acute malnutrition

• chronic malnutrition

• kwashiorkor

• marasmus

• impeded growth and stunting: chronic malnutrition

• saggy, loose skin on buttocks and thighs: marasmus

• edema: kwashiorkor

• rapid weight loss and wasting: acute malnutrition

• fatty liver: kwashiorkor

• “skin and bones”: marasmus

what are some examples of environmental damage that affect food production

• land use

• water use and pollution

• energy use

• greenhouse gases

• biodiversity

• food waste

define ecological footprint

a measure of resources used to support a nation’s consumption of food, materials, and energy