Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter 3 Nutrition 89 Thinking Critically 1. What do you believe v are the primary causes of the widely different e rates of undernutrition in different countries? e Explain your answer. rates of undernutrition 2. How do you think the h will change over time? in different countries e that might cause rates What are some factors c increase in a given country? of undernutrition to i to decrease? uld the US government or 3. What strategies co take to decrease the rate other governments in their countries of childhood undernutrition strategies would you and worldwide? Which h you oppose? support? Which would o Nutrition Local and Global Health N L ssential for normal health and Good Go d od nutrition n ut ri ti is es develo who eat well-balanced diets op ment. Children do better ve fewer illnesses, and are t in school, h av more likely healthy adults. l to become Sadly, 93 million children under a an estimated e fi ve years worldwide. e of age are undernourished Undernutrition ed as both a lack of calories r is defi ne and an of nutrition. n inadequate amount m Undernutrition aused by a number of different n is ca factors, s including • leads to a lack of money to poverty, which h buy food • can cause a problem ab- disease, which h sorbing nutrients n • which can be caused by food shortages s s, which can be caused by agricultural pro od uctivity issues and • dietary practices, e such as an overreliance on a single food source (for example, corn or rice). Un ndernourished chi ildren have a lowered resistance to infection c and are more e likely to die from common childhood o illnesses, such h as diarrhea and respiratory infections. o More than a third h of child deaths worldwide are caused u by a lack of nourishment, n with approximately 6 million o children dying of o hunger each year. Percentage of Child Underweight in Selected Countries Country Percentage g r r Country Percentager r Bangladesh 32.6 Rwanda 9.3 Pakistan 31.6 China 3.4 India 29.4 Morocco 3.1 Ethiopia 25.2 Peru 3.1 Afghanistan 25 Mexico 2.8 Cambodia 23.9 Germany 1.1 0.5 11 United States Kenya Lesson 3.2 Review Know and Understand 1. What are the fi ve key concepts communicated m in the Dietary Guidelines? 2. List fi ve factors that affect the num mbe r of calories needed by an individual. 3. List the fi ve vegetable subgroups and d provide an fi example of your favorite vegetable for o each subgroup. 4. Describe how undernutrition during g pregnancy affects the fetus. Analyze and Apply 5. Analyze a typical meal that you eat a using the recommendations from the MyPlate y food guidance system. How does your meal m rate? Now that you have learned about nutritional recommendations, use the MyPlate website to evaluate your own nutritional and energy needs. How much of each food group should you eat per day? How does this compare to your current eating habits? Analyze how your nutrition can affect your total wellness, including all dimensions of your health. Real World Health 6. Evaluate why an individual must select nutrient- dense foods to consume a healthy diet. Assess