Defining and Measuring Malnutrition in the
World Discussion
Defining and Measuring Malnutrition in the World Discussion
For each student, the assignment involves writing a minimum of
two pages, and maximum of three pages, excluding references or
works cited page.
• The assignment should be typed, 11 or 12 point font, may be
single spaced.
Motivation: Hunger is a state that is not easy to define precisely.
Often the terms, “hunger”, “food insecurity”, “undernutrition” and
sometimes, “malnutrition” are used interchangeably. The goal of
this assignment is for you to look more closely at these terms and
evaluate their definitions and the way they are measured and
used to discuss the issues of malnutrition in the world.
For example, The Food and Agriculture Organization’s Index of
Undernutrition and the Global Hunger Index (GHI) are two
commonly sited indices used to attempt to define the state of
undernutrition/hunger.
Sources to aid you:
• Start with the Letters and Foster text book, Chapters 3 and 4 (I’ll
try to find the e book version)

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