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What is hunger? Hunger is an uncomfortable or painful physical sensation caused by insufficient consumption of dietary energy. It becomes chronic when the person does not consume a sufficient amount of calories (dietary energy) on a regular basis to lead a normal, active and healthy life. For decades, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has used the Prevalence of Undernourishment indicator to estimate the extent of hunger in the world, thus “hunger” may also be referred to as undernourishment. What is food insecurity? A person is food insecure when they lack regular access to enough safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life. This may be due to unavailability of food and/or lack of resources to obtain food. Food insecurity can be experienced at different levels of severity. FAO measures food insecurity using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) shown below: Uncertainty regarding Compromising on food Reducing food quantity, No food for a day ability to obtain food. quality and variety. skipping meals. or more. This person has: This person has: • insufficient money or resources • run out of food; for a healthy diet; • gone an entire day without • uncertainty about the ability eating at times during to obtain food; the year. • probably skipped meals or run out of food occasionally.

Fonte de dados: <https://tinyurl.com/4hbsa9yr> Acesso em: 04.03.2023.