 | Undernutrition Throughout the World
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By the end of this chapter, the student should be able to:
- Define hunger, malnutrition, undernutrition, PEM, and famine.
- Explain the consequences of undernutrition during critical periods of growth, development, and advancing years.
- Summarize the causes and incidence of deficiency diseases as they exist in the world today and explain how they can be controlled.
- Review the history of undernutrition in the United States.
- Describe the federally subsidized programs that have been instituted to supply food to Americans in need.
- Explain the socioeconomic factors that have contributed to undernutrition in the nation.
- Summarize the major causes of undernutrition in developing countries.
- Discuss the impact of AIDS worldwide.
- Describe the methods employed in the field of biotechnology.
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