UNDERSTANDING HUNGER AND · followed by sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Asia and Latin America and the...
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SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 214 million SOUTHERN ASIA 276 million EASTERN ASIA 161 million LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 37 million HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION Undernourishment or chronic hunger is the inability of persons to consume enough food sufficient to meet dietary energy requirements. UNDERSTANDING Undernourishment is down from more than 1 billion in 1992 to around 805 million today, a fall of 21 percent; 51 million children wasted due to acute malnutrition WHO, 2013 99 million children are underweight increased risk of death serious chronic health conditions increased prevalence of diet-related non-communicable diseases While individual nutritional and dietary needs vary with age, sex, health, status and activity levels, most general dietary advice for adults recommends the following: Most of the world's undernourished people are still found in Southern Asia, followed by sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean. Malnutrition, in all its forms, is a major impediment to development. Malnutrition occurs when a person’s diet contains too few or too many nutrients. Micronutrient deficiencies or “hidden hunger” affect around 2 billion people Obesity affects around half a billion adults The consequences of malnutrition range from: ©FAO - October 2014 www.fao.org/icn2 161 million children are stunted due to chronic malnutrition There is no “ideal” diet that is right for everyone. Investing in nutrition makes economic sense as it improves productivity and economic growth and promotes the health of the nation. better nutrition, better lives Eat starchy carbohydrates as the basis of most meals Eat variety of fruits and vegetables every day Eat legumes regularly Consume milk and milk products regularly Eat meat, poultry, eggs and fish regularly Choose moderate amounts of fats and oils in your diet Limit consumption of sugar, sugary foods and beverages Limit consumption of salt Limit consumption of alcohol Maintain energy balance to keep a healthy body weight Drink plenty of water every day Get regular exercise 117 million in other regions
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SUB-SAHARANAFRICA214million
SOUTHERNASIA276million
EASTERN ASIA161million
LATIN AMERICAAND THE
CARIBBEAN37
million
HUNGER ANDMALNUTRITION
Undernourishment or chronic hunger is the inability of personsto consume enough food su�cient to meet dietary energy requirements.
UNDERSTANDING
Undernourishment is down from more than 1 billion in 1992 to around 805 million today, a fall of 21 percent;
51 million childrenwasted due to
acute malnutritionWHO, 2013
99 millionchildren areunderweight
increased riskof death
serious chronichealth
conditions
increased prevalenceof diet-related
non-communicable diseases
While individual nutritional and dietary needs vary with age, sex, health, status andactivity levels, most general dietary advice for adults recommends the following:
Most of the world's undernourished people are still found in Southern Asia,followed by sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Malnutrition, in all its forms, is a major impediment to development.Malnutrition occurs when a person’s diet contains too few or too many nutrients.
Micronutrient deficienciesor “hidden hunger” affectaround 2 billion people
Obesity affects aroundhalf a billion adults
The consequences of malnutrition range from:
©FAO - October 2014
www.fao.org/icn2
161 millionchildren are stunted
due to chronicmalnutrition
There is no “ideal” diet that is right for everyone.
Investing in nutrition makes economic sense asit improves productivity and economic growth
and promotes the health of the nation.
better n
utritio
n,
better l
ives
Eat starchycarbohydrates as
the basis of most meals
Eat variety of fruits and vegetables
every day
Eat legumesregularly
Consume milkand milk products
regularly
Eat meat,poultry, eggs
and fish regularly
Choose moderateamounts of fats and
oils in your diet
Limit consumptionof sugar, sugary
foods and beverages
Limitconsumption
of salt
Limitconsumptionof alcohol
Maintain energybalance to keep a healthy
body weight
Drink plenty of waterevery day
Get regularexercise
117 million in other regions
