Environmental Science 15th Edition by Scott Spoolman,Tyler Miller

Exercise 7

What are the two key concepts for this section? Define food security and food insecurity. What is the root cause of food insecurity? Distinguish between chronic undernutrition (hunger) and chronic malnutrition and describe their harmful effects. Describe the effects of diet deficiencies in vitamin A, iron, and iodine. What is overnutrition and what are its harmful effects?