food security and nutrition

1. Food Security and NutritionFood Security and Nutrition

2. Core Case Study: Growing Power –Core Case Study: Growing Power –
An Urban Food OasisAn Urban Food Oasis
 Food desertFood desert
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Urban area where people have little or no easyUrban area where people have little or no easy
access to nutritious foodaccess to nutritious food
 Growing Power, Inc. in Milwaukee, WIGrowing Power, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI
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Uses solar powerUses solar power
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Produces 150 varieties of vegetablesProduces 150 varieties of vegetables
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Runs education programRuns education program

3. FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITIONFOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION
 Food securityFood security – every person in a given– every person in a given
area has daily access to enough nutritiousarea has daily access to enough nutritious
food to have an active and healthy lifefood to have an active and healthy life
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MacronutrientsMacronutrients – needed in large amounts– needed in large amounts
(protein, carbohydrates and fats)(protein, carbohydrates and fats)
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MicronutrientsMicronutrients – needed in smaller amounts of– needed in smaller amounts of
(vitamins such as A,C and E and minerals)(vitamins such as A,C and E and minerals)

4. FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITIONFOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION
 Global food production has stayed ahead ofGlobal food production has stayed ahead of
population growth, however:population growth, however:
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One of six people in less-developed countriesOne of six people in less-developed countries
cannot grow or buy the food they need – povertycannot grow or buy the food they need – poverty
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Others cannot meet their basic energy needsOthers cannot meet their basic energy needs
((chronic undernutrition/hungerchronic undernutrition/hunger) or get enough) or get enough
protein and key nutrients (protein and key nutrients (chronic malnutritionchronic malnutrition))
– poverty– poverty
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Food insecurityFood insecurity – living with chronic hunger and– living with chronic hunger and
poor nutritionpoor nutrition

5. FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITIONFOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION
 FamineFamine – severe food shortages– severe food shortages
accompanied by mass starvation, deaths,accompanied by mass starvation, deaths,
economic chaos, social disruptioneconomic chaos, social disruption
 Caused by crop failure due to:Caused by crop failure due to:
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DroughtDrought
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FloodingFlooding
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WarWar
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Other catastrophic eventsOther catastrophic events

6. War and the EnvironmentWar and the Environment
 Starving childrenStarving children
collecting ants to eatcollecting ants to eat
in famine-strickenin famine-stricken
Sudan, Africa whichSudan, Africa which
has been involved inhas been involved in
civil war since 1983.civil war since 1983.

7. FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITIONFOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION
 One in three peopleOne in three people
has a deficiency ofhas a deficiency of
one or more vitaminsone or more vitamins
and minerals,and minerals,
especially vitamin A,especially vitamin A,
iodine (causes goiteriodine (causes goiter
- enlargement of- enlargement of
thyroid gland) andthyroid gland) and
iron (causes anemia)iron (causes anemia)

8. Solutions: Reducing ChildhoodSolutions: Reducing Childhood
Deaths from Hunger and MalnutritionDeaths from Hunger and Malnutrition
 There are several ways to reduce childhoodThere are several ways to reduce childhood
deaths from nutrition-related causes:deaths from nutrition-related causes:
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Immunize childrenImmunize children
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Encourage breast-feedingEncourage breast-feeding
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Prevent dehydration from diarrheaPrevent dehydration from diarrhea
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Prevent blindness from vitamin A deficiencyPrevent blindness from vitamin A deficiency
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Provide family planningProvide family planning
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Increase education for womenIncrease education for women

9. Overnutrition: Eating Too MuchOvernutrition: Eating Too Much
 OvernutritionOvernutrition – food energy intake and lack– food energy intake and lack
of exercise exceeds energy useof exercise exceeds energy use

10. Overnutrition: Eating Too MuchOvernutrition: Eating Too Much
 Leads to reduced life quality, poor health andLeads to reduced life quality, poor health and
premature deathpremature death
 69% of American adults are overweight or69% of American adults are overweight or
obeseobese
 Americans spend $42 billion per year tryingAmericans spend $42 billion per year trying
to lose weightto lose weight
 $24 billion per year is needed to eliminate$24 billion per year is needed to eliminate
world hungerworld hunger