Which statement correctly identifies threats to utilization?

Which statement correctly identifies threats to utilization?

• A. Threats to utilization include drought
• B. Threats to utilization include rising food prices
• C. Threats to utilization include waterborne disease and poor sanitation
• D. Threats to utilization include improved irrigation

Answer: (C)

Utilization measures how the body uses the food it has, including nutrition status, absorption, and the influence of health and sanitation on that process. Waterborne disease and poor sanitation threaten utilization because they cause infections, diarrhea, and nutrient losses, which reduce the body's ability to absorb and use calories and micronutrients effectively. Drought primarily reduces the amount of food available (availability), rising food prices mainly affect the ability to purchase food (access), and improved irrigation increases production and availability. So the combination of waterborne disease and poor sanitation directly undermines the body's ability to utilize food, making it the best fit for a threat to utilization.

Utilization measures how the body uses the food it has, including nutrition status, absorption, and the influence of health and sanitation on that process. Waterborne disease and poor sanitation threaten utilization because they cause infections, diarrhea, and nutrient losses, which reduce the body's ability to absorb and use calories and micronutrients effectively. Drought primarily reduces the amount of food available (availability), rising food prices mainly affect the ability to purchase food (access), and improved irrigation increases production and availability. So the combination of waterborne disease and poor sanitation directly undermines the body's ability to utilize food, making it the best fit for a threat to utilization.