Question

Many people living in the United States experience food insecurity. A person who is food insecure does not have access to enough nourishing food at all times to lead a healthy, active life. Conversely, when a person experiences food security, he or she is able to include a variety of nutritious foods in his or her diet and obtains these foods without depending on the assistance of others or the government. The four categories of food security/insecurity are: high food security, marginal food security, low food security, and very low food security.

Currently, 13% of Americans are food insecure, with approximately 8% living in low food security and 5% living in very low food security. Individuals who experience very low food security frequently report that they do not always eat when they are hungry; they eat less than they feel they should; they skip meals more than three times a month or even go an entire day without eating; and they have lost weight because of not eating. Americans who are unemployed, work in low-paying jobs, or have excessive medical and housing expenses often experience food insecurity.

According to the USDA, the following Americans are more likely to be food insecure:

• Households with children, especially if a single woman is the head of the household;
• Households that live at 185% of the poverty threshold;
• Hispanic families and black, non-Hispanic families;
• Households living in metropolitan areas; and
• Households in southern and western regions of the United States.

1. _______ refers to a person who experiences reduced nutritional quality of their diet due to a limited ability to purchase enough nutrient-dense food.

• High food security

• Low food security

• Marginal food security

• Very low food security

2. In the United States, approximately _______ of Americans are food insecure.

• 20%

• 10%

• 5%

• 13%

3. A person who experiences very low food security _______.

• All of the choices are correct.

• has likely lost weight because of not eating

• skips meals more than three times a month, and often more often than that

• does not always eat when they are hungry

4. Which of the following does not describe a characteristic of someone more likely to be food insecure in the United States?

• Hispanic families

• Households living in rural areas

• Households with a single mother and her children

• Households that live at 185% of the poverty threshold

Answer 1

1. very low food security refers to a person who experiences reduced nutritional quality of their diet due to a limited ability to purchase enough nutrient-dense food.

Explanation __ Above paragraph, describe how the people of America are food insecure. That means they do not get the nutrients in the required amount whereas people who have food security can have nutritious food and are independent of their requirements from other /government.

Whereas people who have food insecurity are dependent on government and others for their requirements. It means the food security for them is very low.

2. In the United States, approximately 13% americans are food insecure.

Explanation_ it is given in above paragraph, that about 13% of Americans are food insecure, and approximately 8% living in low food security and 5% living in very low food security.

3. A person who experiences very low food security All of the choices are correct.

Explanation__ According to the above paragraph, Individuals who experience very low food security frequently report that

• They do not always eat when they are hungry
• They eat less than they feel they should
• They skip meals more than three times a month or even go an entire day without eating
• They have lost weight because of not eating.

4. Households living in rural areas does not describe a characteristic of someone more likely to be food insecure in the United States.

Explanation __ In the above given paragraph, According to the USDA, the following Americans are more likely to be food insecure:

• Households with children, especially if a single woman is the head of the household
• Households that live at 185% of the poverty threshold
• Hispanic families and black families
• Households living in metropolitan areas
• Households in southern and western regions of the United States.

This leaves us an option " Household in rural areas"