"A state, lasting for at least one year, of inability to acquire enough food, defined as a level of food intake insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements. For the purposes of this report, hunger was defined as being synonymous with chronic undernourishment."
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2015. "The State of Food Insecurity in the World". FAO. <http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4646e.pdf>. Accessed 8 April 2020.