Nutrition Lesson 13

Front 1

The health condition that results from dietary intake that regularly fails to meet nutritional needs on a longstanding basis.

Back 1

undernutrition

Front 2

This occurs when total food supplies in a specific area are insufficient to meet the needs of that area's population.

Back 2

food shortage

Front 3

The lack of access at all times to food needed to live a healthy, active life.

Back 3

food insecurity

Front 4

A time of massive starvation

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famine

Front 5

Results from inadequate intake of some combination of energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients.

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undernutrition

Front 6

A condition that results from regular consumption of insufficient amounts of energy and protein.

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protein-energy malnutrition

Front 7

Disease that results from insufficient consumption of kilocalories and protein.

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Marasmus

Front 8

A disease seen primarily in young children, results from consuming insufficient protein and marginal amounts of energy; it results in edema, poor growth, weakness, and susceptibility to illness.

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kwashiorkor

Front 9

Crops grown for export in order to obtain hard currency.

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cash crops

Front 10

Formula used by mixing a packet of electrolytes and glucose in clean water that replaces fluids and minerals lost by diarrhea and helps stop the diarrhea.

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Oral rehydration therapy (ORT)

Front 11

A new variety of crop that has come about by developing new crop varieties and have sparked a remarkable increase in yield.

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green revolution

Front 12

The combination of methods for preventing erosion which include contour plowing, strip-farming, terracing, and leaving crop residues on fields or planting cover crops.

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integrated soil management (ISM)

Front 13

Involves using minimal pesticides, mechanical cultivation, vacuuming of insects, trap crops, insects to control insects

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integrated pest management (IPM)

Front 14

Commercial fish farming has the potential to provide significant amounts of protein for the world population, otherwise called?

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blue revolution

Front 15

The production of food and fiber on a sustainable basis and the repair of damage caused by destructive practices.

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sustainable agriculture

Front 16

Synthetic chemicals that are used to kill a targeted species.

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pesticide

Front 17

Involves introducing into a plant or animal a single gene or a few genes, often from a distant species, that dictate production of one or more desired elements.

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genetic modification (GM)