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A. lacking the means to provide for material needs
B. individuals or families who are steadily employed but still experience poverty due to low wages or high dependent expenses
C. the food intake of one or more adults in a household was reduced and their eating patterns were disrupted at times during the year
D. a form of malnutrition caused by insufficient energy in the diet
E. access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members
F. a situation in which members of a household are uncertain whether they will have the resources needed to get adequate amounts of food to meet their needs

16. Food security
17. Food insecurity
18. Undernutrition
19. Very low food security
20. Poverty
21. Working poor


16. ANS: E
17. ANS: F
18. ANS: D
19. ANS: C
20. ANS: A
21. ANS: B

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