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Individual and Household Food Insecurity

The dimensions of food insecurity are different at the individual and household levels.

Food insecurity is dynamic in nature and ranges from anxiety about food supplies to absolute food deprivation.

food anxiety ---> compromises in food quality ---> compromises in food quantity ---> “hunger“

	Individual level	Household level
Quantitative	insufficient intake	food depletion
Qualitative	nutritional inadequacy	unsuitable food
Psychological	lack of choice, feelings of deprivation	food anxiety
Social	disrupted eating patterns	acquiring food in socially unacceptable ways

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