Awareness on the Effects of Malnutrition

It was difficult to read that countless millions of federal dollars and many of our country's most successful efforts to halt the spread of childhood hunger and starvation have recently been withdrawn. And as a result, this problem of childhood hunger is not getting better but is actually getting worse. The most recent estimates compiled by the USDA in 1999 indicate that 36.2 million Americans live in food-insecure households, which means that their access to adequate and safe food is limited or uncertain. This too is very disturbing information.

Many people do not realize that hunger and malnutrition is a problem that many Americans face on a daily basis. Maybe, we are failing to realize that our country is not perfect, but if we don’t try to do anything then more and more children will die. The problem with child hunger is that the United States may not face as dramatic problems with hunger as that of other countries, but

(2016, December 18). “African children still going hungry” author Larson states that it doesn't take much to cause world hunger and all it takes is a drought and a failed harvest. While this is true and educational it is a biased opinion and lacks statistical support. This article connects to the reader on an emotional level but it lacks information and facts. Larson provides real life examples of world hunger. 2 year old Aliou is just one of those in this article that is affected by world hunger. According to Larson, K. (2016, December 18). “African children still going hungry” “Aliou Seyni Diallo collapses to his knees in tears and plops his forehead down on the dirt outside his family's hut.Soon he is wailing inconsolably and writhing on his back in the sand. A neighbour spots him, picks him up easily by one arm, and gives him a little uncooked millet in a metal bowl. The toddler shovels it into his mouth with sticky fingers coated in tears and grime. The crying stops, for the moment.” (para 1). Larson uses Aliou’s story to touch the audience's heart. While this article can really touch the reader it lacks supporting information and facts. A lack of statistics can be uninteresting to the

In Mexico, around forty five percent of its one hundred and eighteen million people face food shortages or hunger. In south America, nearly ten million Peruvians suffer from hunger; that is nearly one-third of the population. In many countries around the world, it is the rural poor who suffer most. Hunger and disease, is usually in close combination and often precipitated by natural disasters or war, have plagued humankind throughout history. People need nutrition to be strong and to be able to go to school or work, but without any healthy food that cannot happen. Their bodies cannot process the activities or material they are shown due to lack of nutrients that you get from healthy sustenance. therefore, they are not able to get a good paying job or education for later in their future. World hunger is a problem that must be addressed as seen through illness,

Malnutrition causes nearly half of all deaths in children under five. (Food Aid Foundation.) Millions of children, gone, into thin air. As if they never existed. Millions of stories, millions of futures, all dead, uncared for. More than 795 million people do not have access to enough food to live a healthy lifestyle. (Food Aid Foundation.) Potential scientists, doctors, and musicians will never be able to achieve their goals because they can’t even obtain food. In Haiti, a small central-american country, one out of every three children lose the ability to grow because of malnourishment (Naq, Oishimaya Sen.). The severity of malnourishment in Haiti causes Haitian children to acquire many terminal diseases and blood deficiencies (Naq, Oishimaya

Hunger is a problem and crisis found worldwide. Hunger does not just affect one specific race or group of people but a variety of people throughout the world. People don’t expect to go hungry and one can never predict if this will be a problem for them. Going hungry can happen to anyone and at the time least expected. Have you ever wondered what it is like to not know when your next meal will be? What about not knowing how to provide enough food to feed your family? Not everyone thinks of these questions, as some are oblivious to these ongoing problems related to hunger.

Hunger stalks America and many other countries. How the world deals with hunger is dependent on cultural attitudes and the understanding of what hunger means to the individual and communities. In the United States, the majority of hungry people are the elderly, children, and the disabled which represent a bloc of people unable to provide for themselves with employment. The understanding that governmental systems and institutions responsible for food insecurity are failing, is becoming mainstream in the population, not the previous idea that agriculture does not produce enough food. How to provide physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to meet dietary needs and food preferences for healthy lives is a problem of political and economic exclusion, social injustice and discrimination (Cunningham 2017, Lecture 1). The right to food security should be an uncompromised right of humanity, no matter the cost to government or agriculture.

Nutrition is essential for everyone, especially for children. It affects their physical growth and mental development including behaviors, cognitive abilities, weight, and habits. Therefore, food is important for a child to develop cognitively and physically. However, not all families are financially capable of providing their children with healthy and nutritious meals. They are relying on the government throughout various programs to help fulfil their physiological needs and those of their children as well. This paper will demonstrate the effects of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Act on school-age children.

Moreover, statistical facts are also extremely important when analyzing food security. One must understand that the numbers mean more than a digit on a page; they are a measure of human suffering, pain, and hunger. The data recorded by Statistics Canada in 2012 showed that the highest level of food insecurity was in isolated provinces and territories, as well as where there was a higher level of poverty (Roshanafshar & Hawkins, 2015). This data can be deemed accurate because not only is a government of Canada report, it also follows the trend that impoverished places fall into higher levels of food insecurity. Due to how isolated the most impoverished territories are it can be difficult to import food, find a steady job, or have access to

Child hunger in the U.S. is not vastly broadcasted but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist, in 1999 an estimated twelve million children were hungry or at risk of going hungry and in 2000 the request

After six months, students who decreased their nutritional risk showed improvements in all these areas” (Jane L. David). When students have a good balanced meal, they are able to cope with daily tasks, and are able to maintain focused. By supplying students with fresh, healthy, and appealing school meals, the malnutrition rates will decrease, and students’ brains will develop faster and better.

Every year the FAO publishes a report titled “The State of Food and Insecurity in world .” Hunger and malnutrition inflict heavy costs on individuals and households, communities and nations.Malnutrition lso is a big part

Malnutrition is when the body doesn’t receive enough nutrients for proper function. Undernutrition is when one’s body could be underweight, too short for their age, or excessively thin and “receiving fewer calories than the minimum dietary energy requirement” (Withcott & Laposata, 2012). Overnutrition is a form of malnutrition but comes from eating too much, eating junk, lack of physical activities or just eating the wrong foods and the intake too many supplements. “Overnutrition leads to unhealthy weight gain, which leads to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other health problems” (Withcott & Laposata, 2012). One is of the opinion that overnutrition is the most common in the United States. In our textbook by Withcott & Laposata, in the

For most us Americans, knowing when we’re going to eat next is something we very rarely think of, and when we do think about being hungry we still know where our food is coming from. Three big meals a day, and a few snacks in between, is how most of us live. It’s hard for us to imagine what its like for those who go days eating very little or nothing at all. But unfortunately that’s how it is for most of the world and surprisingly it happens in the United Sates as well. There are many reasons malnutrition can happen, and it happens to every age group. Even though there are many ways to treat it, in the

Food, more specifically nutrient-rich food, is necessary for a school-ages child to make the most of a formal education (Walthouse). The brain develops rapidly at a young age (Walthouse). Without the right nutrients, the brain cannot develop properly, resulting in long term effects on learning abilities (Walthouse). Certain vitamins and minerals are needed to maintain a strong immune system, but, many times, poverty cuts off an individual's access to these nutrients (Walthouse). Chronic hunger can prevent students from making the most of