Question

Worldwide, daily hunger is a reality for approximately 870 million adults and children. Check all of the statements that apply to world hunger.

Check All That Apply

• Poverty is the leading risk factor for undernutrition.

• Approximately 780 million people do not have access to safe drinking water.

• Eastern Europe is the part of the world with the greatest number of hungry people.

• Children under age 5 and older adults over age 60 are most vulnerable to undernutrition.

Answer 1

Poverty is the leading risk factor for undernutrition.

Ans: Not necessarily, because diseases like diarrhea, helminths, HIV, malaria, Tuberculosis, Alcoholism, Cancer, Depression etc and Insufficient dietary consumptions including inappropriate breast milk feeding to children are the leading cause of undernutrition.

Approximately 780 million people do not have access to safe drinking water.

Ans: Yes, hence due to lack of safe drinking water, peoples are vulnerable to numerous chronic diseases which ultimately leads to malnutrition.

Eastern Europe is the part of the world with the greatest number of hungry people.

Ans: No, the sub-Saharan Africa (22.7%) followed by Caribbean (17.7%) and southern Asia (14.4%).

Children under age 5 and older adults over age 60 are most vulnerable to undernutrition.

Ans: Yes, In children brought up in poor socio-economic conditions as well as have the poor maternal health during infants feeding leads to undernutrition. In case of older adults most probably the loss of appetite, increased use of medicines and poor ability to chew and swallow leads to malnutrition in adults and hence both older adults and children under five are more vulnerable to undernutrition.