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Chapter 11 Notes Trini Soza Feeding the World ? A farm where animals do most of the work. Rapidly growing population needs rapidly produced food. Human nutritional requirements are not always satisfied Humans used to survive on hunting and gathering, but 10,000 years ago agriculture began. Advances in agriculture have improved the human diet Tremendous gains in agriculture productivity and food distribution were in the 20th century. Despite advances, to this day, 24,000 people starve to death each day. 8.8 million each year. Nutritional Requirements Undernutrition: Not consuming enough calories to be healthy Food calories are converted into usable energy for the human body. Not receiving enough calories leads to an energy deficit
