If the autonomy measures are accurate, then what is clear is that if a person was
highly autonomous but undernourished, this might suggest that they pertained to the
category A; if they were nourished and had a high autonomy ranking, they would
almost certainly pertain to category C. If the person had a low autonomy ranking and
was nourished, it could not be definitely concluded that she was being forced to eat
(category D), but it would definitely suggest that empowerment was required.
Similarly if the person were highly autonomous but undernourished, it would strongly
suggest that she pertained to category A. If this information were further
supplemented by data on the opportunity structure that Alsop and Heinsohn propose,
then it would be possible to map individual freedoms more fully.