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food insecurity

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00:55 Aug 17, 2020
English to Dutch translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Nutrition
Additional field(s): Food & Drink, Government / Politics, Nutrition, Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: food insecurity
Definition from Cambridge Blog:
The state of not being able to afford to buy enough food to stay healthy.

Example sentence(s):
  • Racial and ethnic disparities exist related to food insecurity. In 2016, black non-Hispanic households were nearly 2 times more likely to be food insecure than the national average (22.5% versus 12.3%, respectively). Among Hispanic households, the prevalence of food insecurity was 18.5% compared to the national average (12.3%) Healthy People
  • The Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) created by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations provides a common measure of food insecurity that can be used to track and study food insecurity around the world. USDA ERS
  • Keep in mind that low body weight isn’t necessarily a tell-tale sign, as food insecurity is often linked to obesity. Inter-Mountain Healthcare
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4voedselonzekerheid
Edith van der Have


  

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voedselonzekerheid


Definition from own experience or research:
Onzekerheid over de beschikbaarheid en toegankelijkheid van voedsel, zowel wat betreft hoeveelheid als kwaliteit en variatie.

Example sentence(s):
  • The objectives of the Regulation reflect the close linkage between food insecurity and poverty. De doelstellingen van de verordening weerspiegelen het nauwe verband tussen voedselonzekerheid en armoede. - European Commission  
  • Food insecurity, whether in the sense of non-availability of food or inaccessibility of food, is caused by a great number of factors, most of them being structural. Voedselonzekerheid, zowel in de zin van niet-beschikbaarheid als van niet-toegankelijkheid van voedsel, is te wijten aan een groot aantal merendeels structurele factoren. - European Court of Auditors  
Edith van der Have
Netherlands
Local time: 18:53
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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