Compare a food secure household to one with very low food security.
What will be an ideal response?
In the U.S., the Department of Agriculture (USDA) monitors food security, defined as "access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life." Food insecurity, or lack of this access (Table 3-1), contributes to serious health and nutritional problems for millions of people. For instance, food-insecure individuals often eat fewer servings of nutrient-dense foods, such as vegetables, milk, and meat, and consume poorer-quality diets in general. These nutrient-poor diets can impair physical and mental health status and ability to learn. Food-insecure children are more likely to have poorer general health and report more asthma, stomachaches, headaches, and colds, and they may not grow normally. Behavioral problems in school, lower educational achievement, higher rates of depression and suicidal symptoms, and increased levels of psychological distress also have been linked to food insecurity. Parents may compromise their own diets to allow children to have better diets. Food-insecure adults have a higher risk of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, and poorer management of these diseases.
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Betsy Winslow is a 62-year-old retired school teacher. She is 5'3" tall and weighs 155 pounds. Mrs. Winslow is a member of a walking group that meets three mornings a week. She walks two miles each morning. After experiencing episodes of chest pain and shortness of breath when walking, she made an appointment to see her physician. Her laboratory results are as follows: total cholesterol: 251
mg/dL; HDL cholesterol: 47 mg/dL; LDL cholesterol: 146 mg/dL; triglycerides: 203 mg/dL. Mrs. Winslow's 24-hour recall reveals the following intake: • Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, bacon, toast with butter and jelly, 2% milk • Lunch: Hamburger pizza, salad with Italian dressing, Coke • Snack: 3 chocolate cookies, 2% milk • Dinner: Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, buttered corn on the cob, sweet tea, coconut cake • Snack: Ice cream Mrs. Winslow's physician has asked her to try a three-month trial of TLC before he prescribes medications to lower her blood lipids. An alternate choice for the butter that Mrs. Winslow uses that could help lower her cholesterol is: a. strawberry jam. b. margarine that contains plant sterols or stanols. c. cream cheese. d. margarine made from corn oil.
Which part of the caryopsis is also called the chaff and is not usually consumed but sometimes processed into fiber supplements?
A. bran B. germ C. husk D. endosperm
All of the following are characteristics of diets of adults with low disease rates and increased longevity EXCEPT:
a. regular physical activity. b. social isolation. c. breakfast consumption. d. above-average intake of whole-grain products.