The Hindu Editorial (For nutrition security) – Jun 25, 2018

The UN’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report for 2017 has important pointers to achieve nutrition policy reform. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (For nutrition security) – Jun 25, 2018.

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1. nutrition security (noun) – Food and nutrition security exists when food security (all people at all times have physical, social and economic access to food, which is consumed in sufficient quantity and quality to meet their dietary needs and food preferences) is combined with a sanitary environment, adequate health services, and proper care and feeding practices to ensure a healthy life for all household members (Courtesy www.unscn.org).
2. undernourishment (noun) – malnutrition, undernutrition, poor/unhealthy/inadequate diet.
3. pointer (noun) – indication, hint, signal.
4. at risk (phrase) – danger, peril, jeopardy.
5. absolute (adjective) – complete, total, entire.
6. endure (verb) – suffer, undergo, go through.
7. chronic (adjective) – persistent, long-term, continuing (or happening again and again for a long time).
8. food deprivation (noun) –  a condition in which one eats food too low or remains deprived of it. it is referred to as the prevalence of undernourishment, is based on a comparison of usual food consumption expressed in terms of dietary energy (kcal) with certain energy requirement norms
9. depress (verb) – reduce, lower, diminish.
10. climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
11. confounding (adjective) – surprising, confusing, stunning.
12. stunting (noun) – a condition which affects children growth due to malnutrition. Stunted People typically have short heights and low body masses for their age group.
13. disparity (noun) – difference/imbalance, variation, disproportion.
14. downturn (noun) – setback, upset/blow, decline (in business activity).
15. drought (noun) – dry spell/period, lack of rain, shortage of water.
16. scarce (noun) – shortage,  insufficient, inadequate.
17. anaemic (adjective) – feeble, weak, poor.
18. woefully (adverb) – very badly; deplorably, awfully.
19. imperative (noun) – necessary condition, requisite, requirement.
20. ill-conceived (adjective) – absurd, ridiculous, not carefully planned.
21. dietary diversity (DD) (noun) – defined as the number of foods or food groups consumed by
    an individual (IDDS) or by any member of the household inside the home
    (HDDS) over a reference time period. It is a strong predictor of micronutrient adequacy and overall diet quality. (Courtesy www.unscn.org).
22. rations (noun) – nourishment, food, provisions.
23. the affluent (noun) – wealthy, rich, well-to-do (people).
24. complement (verb) –  add to, supplement, augment.

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