Food Insecurity
Also known asFood Insecurities · Insecurities, Food · Insecurity, Food · Food Rationing · Rationing, Food
Definition
Limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in safe and socially acceptable ways.
MeSH classification
- J01.576.423.750.688
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Access to Healthy Foods
Convenient availability to affordable foods that support healthy eating patterns. Access may be limited due to having a limited income or li…
Famine
The conditions when at least 20 per cent of households in an area face extreme food shortages with a limited ability to cope; acute malnutri…
Food Deserts
Areas characterized by relatively poor access to healthy and affordable food.
Food Markets
Retail markets that sell food, especially fresh produce, meat, and seafood.
Food Security
Access generally by all in a community to enough nutritious food for an active, healthy life. (from http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsec/ accessed 4…
Food Supply
The production and movement of food items from point of origin to use or consumption.
Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D000084884) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗