Aug 17, 2020 00:55
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English term
food insecurity
GBK
English to Dutch
Social Sciences
Nutrition
Definition from
Cambridge Blog:
The state of not being able to afford to buy enough food to stay healthy.
Example sentences:
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 )
Proposed translations
(Dutch)
| 4 | voedselonzekerheid |
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Proposed translations
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Edith van der Have
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Medicine, science, perfection (MSc)
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, German to Dutch, Swedish to Dutch
Related KudoZ points
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4
voedselonzekerheid
Definition from
own experience or research:
Onzekerheid over de beschikbaarheid en toegankelijkheid van voedsel, zowel wat betreft hoeveelheid als kwaliteit en variatie.
Example sentences:
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)
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