As an extra credit assignment, Professor Thompson had his nutrition class study different countries around the world that had wide-spread food insecurity. For the project students were asked to research socio-cultural norms, natural resources, climate, and government to learn more about causes of food insecurity in each student's selected country. The students were then asked to give a brief
report of their findings along with possible strategies for helping the country improve food security. Several commonalities were discovered among the students' reports. Several students in Professor Thompson's class also discovered that as countries undergo nutritional transition and an increase in food security, rates of ____ also go up.
A) HIV/AIDs
B) obesity
C) infectious disease
D) chronic disease
E) obesity and chronic disease
E
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