Food Supply and Malnutrition Aim: To gain an understanding of the issues associated with a lack of food and the subsequent malnutrition of a population.

Some facts … It is estimated that in most LEDCs, a person consuming less that 2350 calories a day is likely to experience chronic malnutrition. Over 600 million people now experience this. There are physical and human influences that cause food shortages.

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Marasmus & Kwashiorkor

Activities Complete the worksheet using text on page 111 on New Wider World – Waugh Complete the activities on GATW link e-agriculture/igcse_food_shortages.htm e-agriculture/igcse_food_shortages.htm Print out and place into folder.