A Revealed Preference Approach to Measuring Hunger and Undernutrition

Caloric intake and minimum calorie thresholds are widely used in developing countries to assess hunger and nutrition, and to construct poverty lines. However, it is generally recognized that the sufficiency of an individual's caloric intake cannot be determined, due to: a lack of consensus on the

热量摄入（caloric intake）与最低热量阈值（minimum calorie thresholds）在发展中国家被广泛用于评估饥饿与营养状况，并用于构建贫困线。然而，学界普遍认为，无法仅凭上述指标判定个体热量摄入是否充足，原因在于：针对……尚未达成共识。