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Understanding Famine, Starvation, Malnutrition, Undernutrition, and Chronic Hunger

This article explores the differences and similarities between famine, starvation, malnutrition, undernutrition, and chronic persistent hunger. Famine refers to a significant increase in deaths due to food shortages, while starvation is the most extreme form of hunger leading to severe body tissue breakdown. Malnutrition encompasses both undernutrition and overnutrition, indicating a general health detriment from dietary insufficiency. Undernutrition occurs when individuals lack essential nutrients, and chronic persistent hunger denotes ongoing undernutrition lasting an extended period, often affecting vulnerable populations.

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Understanding Famine, Starvation, Malnutrition, Undernutrition, and Chronic Hunger

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  1. Explain the differences and similarities among the following terms: famine, starvation, malnutrition, undernutrition, and chronic persistent hunger Page 166 - # 1

  2. Famine • An increase in the number of deaths in a region due to starvation and related diseases that are caused by food shortage. Berhane, Daniel. ̋Somalia’s Famine to expand [Forecasted map and scenario] ̋ 22 July 2011. The Truth Lies Between the Extremes. Online: danielberhane.com. 13 November 2012.

  3. Starvation • The most extreme form of hunger. The body wastes away as tissues are broken down to provide energy and protein. Shrivastava, Arun. ̋Starvation deaths in the Indian state of Bihar ̋. 17 January 2012. Salem-News. Online: salem-news.com. 13 November 2012.

  4. Malnutrition • General term that suggests people´s health is being damaged by a diet that does not meet their needs. Includes undernutrition and overnutrition?? Hartman, Pat. ̋Add Fat, Sugar, Salt, Sugar, and Fat. Repeat ̋. 8 July 2010. Childhood Obesity News. Online: childhoodobesitynews.com. 13 November 2012.

  5. Undernutrition • A person is not getting enough of some nutrient. Food and Agriculture Organization. ̋Map shows the food supply gap between rich and poor countries ̋. 9 December 1998. Food and Agriculture Organization. Online: www.fao.org. 13 November 2012.

  6. Chronic Persistent Hunger • Any form of undernutrition for an extended period of time. At times the very old and the very young may die, through immune suppression, of disease such as measles or dysentery. France24.̋ 'Little to rejoice about' on World Food Day, UN envoy says ̋.12 October 2010, France24. Online: www.france24.com. 13 November 2012.

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