Food insecurity measurement and indicators

The United Nations define food security as "People having at all times, physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life." There are five methods that are commonly applied in nat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Ana Maria Segall-Corrêa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
Series:Revista de Nutrição
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732008000700003&lng=en&tlng=en