List and describe the five components of the concept of food security


The concept of food security includes five components:
a . Quantity: Is there access to a sufficient quantity of food?
b. Quality: Is food nutritionally adequate?
c. Suitability: Is food culturally acceptable and the capacity for storage and preparation appropriate?
d. Psychological: Do the type and quantity of food alleviate anxiety, lack of choice, and feelings of deprivation?
e. Social: Are the methods of acquiring food socially acceptable?

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A. visceral lipectomy B. anterior thyroidectomy C. sleeve gastrectomy D. frontal lobotomy

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For every decade after early adulthood, what is the percentage decrease in BMR?

a. 2% b. 5% c. 10% d. 15% e. 20%

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Energy expended during physical activity refers to the amount of energy expended ___ associated with physical activity.

a. BELOW protein efficiency ratio (PER) and total energy expenditure (TEE) b. ABOVE total energy expenditure (TEE) and protein efficiency ratio (PER) c. BELOW thermic effect of food (TEF) and resting metabolic rate (TEF) d. ABOVE resting metabolic rate (RMR) and thermic effect of food (TEF)

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Liquids are restricted during meals following a gastrectomy because they:

a. can speed up the emptying rate of the stomach. b. slow down the emptying rate of the stomach. c. add unwanted kcalories. d. are likely to cause aspiration.

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