CIRCUMSTANCES THAT BRING ABOUT FOOD EQUITY
Access to a safe and continuous water supply:
Clean, safe water for drinking and food preparation is essential for health because unclean water can cause illnesses and disease. Climatic conditions, such as drought, influence access to safe and continuous water. Geography also plays a part, those in more rural parts lack sufficient amounts of clean drinking water due to undeveloped infrastructure.
Availability of safe and nutritious food:
Developed countries have an adequate food supply and access to technology to make food safer and also to increase food production. Developing countries have limited access to food due to its climate, war, geography and poor financial means. People in developing countries may also lack the correct knowledge about food preparation. As well as incorrect or insufficient knowledge, the inability to store and prepare food safely, such as no refrigeration, no access to clean water, contaminated utensils and preparation surfaces may affect nutrition leading to poor development, physically and intellectually.
Financial means to meet food needs:
Impoverished governments are less able to provide resources to communities resulting in an inadequate and unsafe food supply for families. As well as this, changing environmental and living conditions impact peoples' capacity to grow crops in developing countries. In developed countries, low income families have fewer opportunities to make good food choices as other expenses might take preference over nutritious food.
Knowledge of nutrition principles to enable appropriate selection of food:
Education about preparation of food is important for proper nutrition, however, many people haven't had or aren't getting an education. This limits the food choices that they can make, further resulting in an insufficient nutrient intake and poor health. Immigrants and refugees who are new to a country may find it difficult adjusting to the different foods but do obtain new knowledge about preparing and cooking the new types of food. Although people in developing countries are more likely to not have correct nutritional knowledge, people in developed countries have the same problem. Not knowing the correct way in which to cook something can affect your health. For example, deep frying methods contribute more fat to a dish but boiling may reduce the amount of nutrient intake. Overall, a lack of nutritional knowledge can lead to malnutrition and in both developing and developed countries.
Clean, safe water for drinking and food preparation is essential for health because unclean water can cause illnesses and disease. Climatic conditions, such as drought, influence access to safe and continuous water. Geography also plays a part, those in more rural parts lack sufficient amounts of clean drinking water due to undeveloped infrastructure.
Availability of safe and nutritious food:
Developed countries have an adequate food supply and access to technology to make food safer and also to increase food production. Developing countries have limited access to food due to its climate, war, geography and poor financial means. People in developing countries may also lack the correct knowledge about food preparation. As well as incorrect or insufficient knowledge, the inability to store and prepare food safely, such as no refrigeration, no access to clean water, contaminated utensils and preparation surfaces may affect nutrition leading to poor development, physically and intellectually.
Financial means to meet food needs:
Impoverished governments are less able to provide resources to communities resulting in an inadequate and unsafe food supply for families. As well as this, changing environmental and living conditions impact peoples' capacity to grow crops in developing countries. In developed countries, low income families have fewer opportunities to make good food choices as other expenses might take preference over nutritious food.
Knowledge of nutrition principles to enable appropriate selection of food:
Education about preparation of food is important for proper nutrition, however, many people haven't had or aren't getting an education. This limits the food choices that they can make, further resulting in an insufficient nutrient intake and poor health. Immigrants and refugees who are new to a country may find it difficult adjusting to the different foods but do obtain new knowledge about preparing and cooking the new types of food. Although people in developing countries are more likely to not have correct nutritional knowledge, people in developed countries have the same problem. Not knowing the correct way in which to cook something can affect your health. For example, deep frying methods contribute more fat to a dish but boiling may reduce the amount of nutrient intake. Overall, a lack of nutritional knowledge can lead to malnutrition and in both developing and developed countries.