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... They include: the proportion of energy to be supplied as protein and fat, the risk of bacterial contamination, ease of preparation and storage, the micronutrient content of the foods and dietary diversity, the acceptability of the food to the population, and special foods for infants and children. In addition, the committee was not asked to address how the quantity of food aid that would be needed to account for biological requirements might have to be adjusted for other factors such as selling or bartering of relief foods to acquire locally available foods to improve the range and quality of the diet or
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... The true mean per capita energy requirement can vary widely under different circumstances because it is affected substantially by local factors, the most important of which are ascertainable but often not known to those who must make decisions concerning purchasing and shipping of food. Thus, the committee understands that having a single universally agreed-upon EMPCER could expedite relief activities because there would be no delay involved in justifying this figure (and no time lost in clarifying the justification)
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... Such a supply would decrease emergency food needs below the level indicated by the EMPCER. The current use of 1,900 kcal seems to be based as much on past anecdotal reports in which food relief was believed to meet population food needs adequately as on the kinds of calculations performed by the committee and presented below.
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