Impact of Nutritional Status on Economic Growth

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What is the main cause of hunger and malnutrition according to UNICEF?

Lack of awareness about nutrition

Limited agricultural production

Lack of access to food

Poverty, inequality, and misplaced priorities (correct)

Which term is used to describe a wide range of nutritional disorders from undernutrition to overnutrition?

Malnutrition (correct)

Malabsorption

Hypernutrition

Hypervitaminosis

In which regions is undernutrition primarily a major public health problem?

No specific regions

Middle-income countries

High-income countries

Low-income countries (correct)

What is the term used for the nutritional disorder that is causing concern in high-income countries?

Overnutrition (overweight and obesity) Signup and view all the answers

According to Webb (2015), how should nutrition be understood in relation to sustainable development?

Both as an input to and an outcome of sustainable development Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the hidden threat of malnutrition as discussed in the text?

'Invisible' emergency Signup and view all the answers

Which executive at UNICEF delivered a speech highlighting the consequences of malnutrition?

Kul C. Gautam Signup and view all the answers

What do we mean by overnutrition?

Consuming excessive nutrients beyond requirements Signup and view all the answers

What does malnutrition encompass according to the text?

A wide spectrum of nutritional disorders ranging from underto overnutrition Signup and view all the answers

What does UNICEF call malnutrition as described in the text?

An invisible emergency Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What is the main cause of hunger and malnutrition according to UNICEF?

Which term is used to describe a wide range of nutritional disorders from undernutrition to overnutrition?

In which regions is undernutrition primarily a major public health problem?

What is the term used for the nutritional disorder that is causing concern in high-income countries?

According to Webb (2015), how should nutrition be understood in relation to sustainable development?

What term is used to describe the hidden threat of malnutrition as discussed in the text?

Which executive at UNICEF delivered a speech highlighting the consequences of malnutrition?

What do we mean by overnutrition?

What does malnutrition encompass according to the text?

What does UNICEF call malnutrition as described in the text?

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