Question

Read the following text and answer question.

Hidden hunger: a global public health problem

Hidden hunger is a form of malnutrition caused by a lack of vitamins and minerals in the diet such as vitamin A, iron, zinc, folic acid, and iodine. Because we need these essential nutrients in small amounts, they are called micronutrients.

Micronutrient deficiencies are a leading cause of intellectual disability in children, preventable blindness in children, and maternal death during childbirth. They can limit a person’s ability to learn, earn a living, or live a healthy life. These debilitating consequences damage whole communities, as well as economies.

Our bodies only need small – micro – amounts of these nutrients, but without enough, they cannot function healthily, support growth, or fight off illness.

Hidden hunger does not necessarily lead to “visible” clinical symptoms, and so it can be more difficult to garner attention, investment, or action to solve it.

Today, close to 2 billion people suffer from a lack of vitamins and/or minerals in their diet, and up to 2.8 million deaths annually are attributable to iron, vitamin A, or zinc deficiency, according to estimates from the Global Hunger Index and the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Accessed on: may 15th 2021.

Read the text again. What do the underlined words (they, These debilitating consequences, they, it, their) refer to in the text? Choose the correct alternative.

A
children; preventable blindness; amounts of these nutrientes; hidden hunger; deaths.

B
micronutrient deficiencies; a person’s ability to learn, earn a living, or live a healthy life; our bodies; hidden hunger; 2 billion people’s diet.

C
preventable blindness in children; a person’s ability to learn, earn a living, or live a healthy life; our bodies; hidden hunger; 2.8 million deaths.

D
maternal death during childbirth; intellectual disability in children; nutrients; action; 2 billion people’s diet

Answer 1

Resposta:

B

micronutrient deficiencies; a person’s ability to learn, earn a living, or live a healthy life; our bodies; hidden hunger; 2 billion people’s diet.

Answer 2

Resposta:

letra D

Explicação:

Não pode ser a A porque o texto todo fala de como a deficiências de micronutrientes causam sim problemas de saúde graves

Descartamos a B, no texto, no primeiro parágrafo: "Como precisamos desses nutrientes essenciais em pequenas quantidades, eles são chamados de micronutrientes."

Também não pode ser a C, porque no texto, no quarto parágrafo: "A fome oculta não leva necessariamente a sintomas clínicos “visíveis” e, portanto, pode ser mais difícil atrair atenção, investimento ou ação para resolvê-la."

É a letra D, pois no último parágrafo está falando que mais de 2 bilhões de pessoas sofrem com a doença.