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AP HUG chapter nine
Terms and questions. Based on James M. Rubinstein 13th ed. Text Book
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dietary energy consumption | the amount of food that an individual consumes (measured in kilocalories) |
| cereal grains | grass that yields grain, seed from cereal grass. Globally, where most people derive their calories from. (Wheat, Rice, Corn) |
| Protein | nutrient needed for growth and maintenance |
| Food security | physical, social, and economic access to safe and nutritious food to meet dietary needs |
| Undernourishment | dietary energy consumption that is below the minimum 1,844 kcal daily |
| Undernourishment | dietary energy consumption that is below the minimum 1,844 kcal daily |
| Agriculture | the deliberate modification of earth's surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals to gain sustenance or economic gain |
| Columbian exchange | refers to the widespread transfer of plants, animals, and cultures, human populations (colonialism and slave trade), technology, and ideas between the americas and the old world that occurred post columbus |