Question

What is the primary distinction between “hidden hunger” and traditional caloric deficiency?

• A. Hidden hunger refers to a lack of protein, whereas caloric deficiency refers to a lack of fats.
• B. Hidden hunger is caused by excessive food intake, whereas caloric deficiency is caused by food scarcity.
• C. Hidden hunger involves not so obvious micronutrient deficiencies, while caloric deficiency has visible symptoms.
• D. Hidden hunger is a short-term condition, whereas caloric deficiency affects only long-term health.
• A. The absence of global food production data
• B. The overreliance on scientific studies rather than real-world evidence.
• C. Variations in food environments, consumer behaviour, and affordability.
• D. The assumption that food insecurity always results in undernutrition.
• A. by causing people to eat excessive amounts of protein.
• B. by encouraging over consumption of cheap, unhealthy energy-dense foods.
• C. by limiting access to all food types, reducing overall consumption.
• D. by increasing the availability of nutrient-rich food in low-income areas.
• A. A decline in global malnutrition rates.
• B. A reduction in food insecurity through economic growth.
• C. An increase of 10 million people towards extreme poverty.
• D. No significant impact on food security.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understanding the concept.
The passage defines hidden hunger as a deficiency of micronutrients (like zinc, iodine, iron) where individuals may look healthy but still suffer serious health impacts. Signs are “hidden” and emerge only in extreme cases.
Step 2: Contrast with caloric deficiency.
Traditional hunger or caloric deficiency is linked to a lack of calories, which shows visible signs like weakness, weight loss, and undernourishment.
Step 3: Analyzing the options.
- Option 1: Incorrect — not about proteins vs fats.
- Option 2: Incorrect — hidden hunger is not caused by excess intake but by lack of micronutrients.
- Option 4: Incorrect — hidden hunger is not necessarily short-term, it can be long-lasting.
- Option 3: Correct — matches the passage: hidden hunger is about “not so obvious” micronutrient deficiencies, while caloric deficiency shows clear visible symptoms.
Final Answer: \[ \boxed{\text{3. Hidden hunger involves not so obvious micronutrient deficiencies, while caloric deficiency has visible symptoms.}} \]

Answer 2

Step 1: Understanding the passage.
The passage explains that food insecurity affects not just food quantity but also the types of food consume(D) The complexity arises from factors like food environment, consumer habits, and affordability of nutritious foo(D)
Step 2: Analyzing the options.
- Option 1: Incorrect — while global food production data is important, the passage emphasizes consumer behavior and food environments.
- Option 2: Incorrect — the passage does not mention overreliance on scientific studies.
- Option 3: Correct — the passage directly mentions how food insecurity is influenced by food environments and affordability.
- Option 4: Incorrect — undernutrition is mentioned but not as a direct result of food insecurity in this context.
Step 3: Conclusion.
The relationship is complicated by variations in food environments, consumer behavior, and the affordability of nutritious foo(D)
Final Answer: \[ \boxed{\text{3. Variations in food environments, consumer behaviour, and affordability.}} \]

Answer 3

Step 1: Understanding the passage.
The passage describes how food insecurity can lead individuals to rely on inexpensive, unhealthy foods that are high in energy but low in nutrition, which can lead to obesity.
Step 2: Analyzing the options.
- Option 1: Incorrect — obesity is not typically linked to excess protein consumption in this context.
- Option 2: Correct — food insecurity often leads people to eat cheaper, high-calorie, low-nutrient foods, contributing to obesity.
- Option 3: Incorrect — food insecurity does not necessarily reduce overall food consumption; it changes the type of food consume(D)
- Option 4: Incorrect — nutrient-rich food is often less accessible to those facing food insecurity.
Step 3: Conclusion.
Food insecurity paradoxically leads to unhealthy food choices, which contribute to obesity.
Final Answer: \[ \boxed{\text{2. by encouraging over consumption of cheap, unhealthy energy-dense foods.}} \]

Answer 4

Step 1: Understanding the passage.
The passage mentions that the World Bank estimated that a 1% rise in global food prices could push 10 million people into extreme poverty due to increased food costs. This directly connects rising food prices to greater poverty.
Step 2: Analyzing the options.
- Option 1: Incorrect — the passage does not suggest a decline in malnutrition, but rather a rise in food insecurity.
- Option 2: Incorrect — the passage connects food price increases with worsening food insecurity, not improvement.
- Option 3: Correct — the World Bank estimate directly says that a 1% rise in food prices could push 10 million people into extreme poverty.
- Option 4: Incorrect — the passage clearly states the significant impact of rising food prices.
Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct consequence of a rise in food prices is an increase in poverty, as estimated by the World Bank.
Final Answer: \[ \boxed{\text{3. An increase of 10 million people towards extreme poverty.}} \]