Match the following with the descriptions below.
-Protein-calorie malnutrition
A)A condition of anxiety regarding running out of either food or money to buy food
B)Failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that either fails to meet or greatly exceeds nutritional needs
C)The primary physiological (internal) drive to find and eat food
D)Failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that does not meet nutritional needs
E)An extreme shortage of food that leads to massive starvation in a population
F)A condition associated with body wasting and increased susceptibility to infections that results from prolonged consumption of insufficient amounts of food energy and protein

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Protein-calorie malnutrition is a condition associated with body wasting and increased susceptibility to infections that results from prolonged consumption of insufficient amounts of food energy and protein.

Answer: D
 Failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that does not meet nutritional needs is also a form of protein-calorie malnutrition.

Answer: C
 Hunger is the primary physiological (internal) drive to find and eat food.

Answer: B
 Failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that either fails to meet or greatly exceeds nutritional needs also falls under the category of protein-calorie malnutrition.

Answer: A
 Anxiety regarding running out of either food or money to buy food is called food insecurity.

Answer: E
 An extreme shortage of food that leads to massive starvation in a population is called famine.

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