Ch13 Test Bank Docx Food Security And Adequate Food Access

1. There aren’t any Healthy People 2020 goals that address food security.

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2. A survey can be used to measure food insecurity.

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3. High food security indicates there are no problems with food access.

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4. Marginal food security indicates there small problems with food access.

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5. Low food security means there is low reduced quality, variety, or desirability of the diet.

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6. Very low food security reports multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake.

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7. The Food Security Survey Module is the survey tool used to equate food insecurity.

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8. In 2014, 86% of households in the US were food insecure.

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9. Food insecurity can affect a child’s cognitive performance.

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10. Food insecurity can affect a child’s academic performance.

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1. What are the levels of food security measured for the US estimates?
2. High insecurity; Moderate insecurity; Minimal insecurity; No insecurity
3. High security; Moderate security; Minimal security; No security
4. High food insecurity; Marginal food insecurity; Low food insecurity; Very low food insecurity.
5. High food security; Marginal food security; Low food security; Very low food security

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1. What is food insecurity?

A. Purposefully keeping specific food items out of the household to maintain a particular dietary strategy

B. Having limited resources and ability to acquire food for a household

C. Eating outside of the household rather than purchasing food and preparing it

D. Consuming unsafe food due to a terrorist attack

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13. What tool is used to measure food insecurity in the United States?

A. National Food Frequency Module

B. Food Insecurity Questionnaire

C. Food Security Survey Module

D. 24-hour food recall

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14. What does the food security tool used by the US Census Bureau measure?

A. A household’s sufficiency of food security

B. The nutritional adequacy of a household’s meals

C. Why a household is food secure or insecure

D. The typical price a household spends on groceries

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15. According to the most recent estimates, food insecurity is greater than the national among all of these groups except:

A. Households with incomes below the poverty line

B. Households with older adults present

C. Households with children with a single parent

D. Households in rural (non-metropolitan) areas

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16. For those at-risk for food insecurity, which is the best strategy to help alleviate food insecurity?

A. Skip meals

B. Avoid paying utility bills

C. Participate in a food assistance program

D. Steal or scavenge for food

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17. Food security is defined as:

1. The uneasy or painful sensation caused by a lack of food. The recurrent and involuntary lack of access to food…[which] may produce malnutrition over time.
2. An inadequate amount of food intake due to a lack of resources.
3. Access by all people, at all times to sufficient food for an active and healthy life… [and] includes at a minimum: the ready availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, and an assured ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.
4. None of the above

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18. Healthy People 2010 includes the objective of increasing food security of the United States to:

1. 74%
2. 84%
3. 94%
4. 100%

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19. The consequences of food insecurity include:

1. Physical impairments
2. Psychological suffering
3. Socio-familial disturbances
4. A and B
5. A, B, and C

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20. Dietary factors associated with food insecurity include:

1. Lower dietary intakes of essential nutrients
2. Increased intake of fruits
3. Decreased intake of vegetables
4. Both A and C
5. Both B and C

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21. The instrument utilized to measure food security of US households is:

1. The Food Pyramid
2. The Food Security Survey Module
3. The Healthy Eating Index
4. The Food Sufficiency Frequency Questionnaire

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22. Food security status is estimated using data from the:

1. Current Population Survey
2. Internal Revenue Service
3. Food and Drug Administration Survey
4. None of the above

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23. Households typically experiencing food insecurity at a greater rate than the US average include:

1. Households composed of a married couple
2. Households headed by a single man
3. Hispanic households
4. Households in the Midwest

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24. The Food Security Survey Module poses questions to respondents about:

1. Anxiety related to food budget or supply and whether the budget is able to meet basic needs
2. Experiences relating to running out of food without being able to obtain more due to financial constraints
3. Perceptions of intake adequacy by themselves or other household members
4. Food use
5. All of the above

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25. In this food assistance program, individuals with low incomes receive coupons that can be exchanged for fresh, nutritious, unprocessed fruits, vegetables, and fresh-cut herbs at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs during the harvest season.

1. Meals-on-Wheels
2. WIC Farmers’ Market Program
3. Senior Farmers’ Market Program
4. Both B and C
5. A, B, and C

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26. In this program, nutritious breakfasts, lunches, and snacks are provided to ensure that children in areas with lower incomes continue to receive nutritious meals during long school vacations, when they typically would not have access to the school breakfast and lunch programs.

1. Summer Food Service Program
2. School Lunch Program
3. School Breakfast Program
4. Commodity Supplemental Food Program

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27. The _____________________ is the survey tool used to equate food insecurity.

A. Food Insecurity Survey Module

B. Food Security Survey Model

C. Food Security Survey Module

D. None of the above

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28. In 2014, ____ of households in the US were food insecure.

A. 14%

B. 25%

C. 86%

D. 10%

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29. Food insecurity can affect a child’s ____________________.

A. Cognitive performance

B. Academic performance

C. Psychological state

D. All of the above

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30. Food insecurity can affect rates of ___________________.

A. Diabetes

B. Obesity

C. Overweight

D. All of the above

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