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Student hunger is a serious problem. In the article “No One Believes We Do This to Kids: Will Congress End School Lunch Shaming?,” Heather Long explained the results of not having enough money, “A school lunch cost around $2.35. When a kid doesn’t have enough money, many schools require cafeteria workers to take a kids tray of hot food away and throw it in the trash. Children are then handed a cold cheese sandwich---or they are forced to go hungry with no food at all.” The school shouldn’t be wasting food because a student couldn’t pay. They should give the student the food because what's the point of throwing it away. In addition, the article, “Why Lunches in School Need to be Free,” the author explains that “being hungry makes it difficult to focus, makes a child’s mood more surly and

In the United States many citizens face hunger, starvation and malnutrition on a daily basis. This food insecurity affects millions of Americans. Food insecurity is caused when Americans don’t have enough money to purchase food for themselves and their family. When children experience hunger if affects them both physically and psychologically. “Children who are denied an adequate diet are at a greater risk of not reaching their full potential as individuals. Undernourished youngsters have trouble concentrating and bonding with other children and are more likely to suffer illnesses resulting in school absences.” (Karger, p 371) It is important for children to meet their full potential in order for society to continue thriving into the future. If children are not receiving an adequate education because they have an empty stomach, then they will not continue to higher education or they will do poorly. In order to combat hunger in children the federal government responded with several major programs. Two of the programs the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) are targeted towards school age children. These programs provide students with breakfast and lunch while they are at school.

Malnutrition is being reported by medical professionals everywhere and is of major concern in almost every state in the nation. Children who suffer the effects of malnutrition contribute to a high number of those with negative health problems. Obesity is being associated as a side effect of malnutrition, as children who don’t get enough to eat regularly eat foods that are less healthy. Childhood hunger also contributes to health conditions like a deteriorated immune system, chronic fatigue, developmental problems, and behavioral issues. Many poor children in the United States today, experience an uneasy or painful sensation caused by lack of food, or hunger.

Hunger has been a prevalent issue in both established communities and struggling nations around the globe. It seems that there has never been a time when every person on the planet was food secure, and while it is typically assumed that hunger is an issue only in developing nations, malnutrition and hunger are concerns even in the United States. Millions of children across the country live in homes where food is scarce and meals are skipped on a regular basis. Because research supports the connection between nutrition, good health, and cognitive ability, it is critical that methods of addressing food shortages for minor children be found. One solution, the School Breakfast Program, seeks to provide healthy breakfast meals for children

Malnutrition is a common health problem and is caused by either an inadequate diet or a problem absorbing nutrients from food. There are many reasons why this might happen, including having reduced mobility, a long-term health condition or a low income. The most common symptom of under-nutrition is unplanned weight loss and other signs could be weak muscles, feeling tired all the time, low mood and an increase in illnesses or infections. The main sign of over-nutrition is being overweight or obese. However, people with under-nutrition can also be overweight if they eat a diet high in energy (calories), but low in other nutrients. Signs of malnutrition in children can include failure to grow at the expected rate and changes in behaviour such as appearing unusually irritable, sluggish or anxious

Children in need of these nutrients can suffer from stunted growth never reaching potential height. Statistics have shown stunted growth children score significantly lower on intelligence tests than do normal children. Hunger interferes with physical, emotional and academic development. According to Freedom from Hunger, “more than 4 million children will die due to hunger related causes.” NASW(2016) shows an important connection food security and nutrition play in physical and mental health.

A Lot of kids depend on school to get fed. Many kids that go to school are happy to get 1 or 2 meals a day because they know at home there is not no food for them and their family don’t know what to do to provide their family with a meal

In Caroline Rios’s essay, Hungry for Education, she states a question regarding to one of the causes for why students aren’t concentrate during school. One of the contributing factors is due to the lack of food that students need in school and at home. I believe the question she asks is very open-ended and specific because Caroline wonders how students are able to learn at school if their minds are thinking of food all the time due to the fact that they’re hungry.

People live in a complex world where things are never as simple as they seem. Officials agree that in order for students to perform well in school, their basic needs have to be met (in conjunction with the ideas of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs). While schools may not be able to provide a safe place to sleep or warm clothing during the winter, they can provide a healthy, nutritious meal. According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, the number of children under 18 years of age living below the federal poverty level of $23,550 for a family of four represent 21.1% of the population (“Child Poverty,” n.d.). The National Lunch Act and its subsequent revisions have sought to mitigate the effects of hunger. Unfortunately, there are other circumstances that affect the desired outcomes of serving a balanced meal to students in need.

Studies have shown that hunger affects children's cognitive ability, their ability to fight off infection, and their ability to learn. Iron deficiency, which comes from lack of nutrient-rich food, has been shown to cause a shortened attention span, fatigue, decreased concentration levels, and irritability. All of this affects children's behavior, at school and at home. These negative effects of hunger can and will cause children to fall behind in their classes, whether it may be from sickness or getting in trouble. Hunger doesn't just tamper with children's behavior in short term ways, it also affects children in the long term, with permanent IQ loss, higher odds of having health problems later in life, and many other problems. The aspect of hunger also affects unborn babies. When expecting mothers don't get adequate nutrient intake, it increases the chance of their babies being born with low birth weights. Low birth weight babies are more likely than regular birth weight babies to have visual, auditory, and learning problems. Hunger negatively affects children of all

One example is of seven-year old Tremonica, whose poor diet, due to her family’s food insecurity, worsens the health problems she already has. Tremonica lives with only her mother who struggles to afford the treatments and medications her daughter needs (Jacobson and Silverbush). Similarly, Barbie is single-mother raising two children on a low-income and unhealthy, cheap food. While neither of her children face health issues like Tremonica, Barbie still struggles to be able to afford food for them. She explains in the documentary how her family’s food insecurity increased when Barbie began working as an assistant and no longer qualified for food stamps. Even though she is now earning a wage, she is forced to go hungry in order to provide as much food as possible for her growing children (Jacobson and Silverbush). Children, such as Barbie’s, often rely on school lunches to be the only nutritious meals they receive in a day, and many children are sent to school hungry. Jacobson and Silverbush claim that hungry kids are more likely to struggle in school and this is reflected in grades and test scores. They argue that this is due to children finding it difficult to concentrate on their lessons when their stomachs are

Resulting in distraction of work during school and life long health issues. Studies have shown that children who do not get the proper nutritious everyday meals they should get, their major organs will be affected, leading to -- or contributing to -- a variety of ailments. Hunger is tied with stomachaches, headaches, depression, anxiety and a decreased ability to focus. I believe hungry kids also struggle socially and behaviorally, making their experiences in school less than enjoyable. Resulting in

During the observation day at the middle school the nurse had many students come in for different reasons, but one of the more popular reasons was students with upset stomachs or stating “feeling like they’re going to faint” from not having the proper nutrition. The nurse offered them a snack and used the time in the nurse’s office to teach the students about the importance of eating breakfast and having the proper nutrition to be able to function well during school. According to Perry, Hockenberry, Lowdermilk, & Wilson (2010), “Health care education of school-aged children is

A recent study conducted by the Community Childhood Hunger Identification Project (CCHIP) recorded that nearly 8% of American children under the age of 12 years old continuously experience hunger each year. The project also concluded that childhood hunger could be related to a lack of resources. The study also examined the relationship between food insufficiencies found in low income school aged children and their abilities to mentally function. Alarmingly, the study found that hungry and at-risk for hunger children were twice as likely as children receiving adequate meals to be classified as having impaired functioning. The study also reported that Teachers noted increased levels of hyperactivity, absenteeism, and tardiness among the lower

The consequences of childhood hunger may have dire effects lingering into adulthood, according the researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas. A new study (published June 20) proposes children who experience hunger in their childhood not only have poor academic performances, among other negative outcomes, but also are more prone to violence and have impulse control deficits as an adult.