What Are The Problems Of Living In Developing Countries

Every day an estimated 24,000 people die from hunger or hunger related causes. Three-fourths of these deaths are children under the age of five. One may wonder how this can be living in a country were it seems so much food is wasted everyday. Food restaurants and grocery stores throw away food every night before closing. Many Americans waste food every day within their own homes. With so much “left over” food in America, how is it that an estimated 800 million people around the world suffer from hunger and malnutrition?

After reading the extensive “The New Face of Hunger” (Tracie McMillan), my eyes became more open to the overall issue of hunger, faced by many people today. In a few words, I was absolutely shocked by the true meaning and examples provided of what exactly food insecurity is. Honestly speaking, when I hear the word “hunger” I think of a human who has no food, living on the streets. “The New Face of hunger” brought to my attention that food insecurity is much more than simply having no food. In fact, “In 2006 the U.S. government replaced “hunger” with the term “food insecure” to describe any household where, sometime during the previous year, people didn’t have enough food to eat” (The New Face of Hunger). Not only was I able to see the harsh

The USDA claims that each year, 25.9 million tons of America’s food is thrown away, the equivalent to a quarter of the total amount produced. Nationally, the wasted food is a damaging financial setback, amounting to $1 billion just to get rid of during a time of ascending food prices, nonetheless (Oliver, 2007). Food waste has skyrocketed since 1970 at an astonishing 50% increase rate, yet according to the FAO, one-sixth of America doesn’t get enough to eat.

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

I sprinkled a bit of pathos to make the reader understand that they shouldn’t be wasting food because there are people who don’t get the chance to have what they have.

On some cases, the reasons range from, “They don’t need it; they can do it themselves” to “I don’t see any starving children.” However, charitable services and food programs are already struggling to serve eligible families (1). With the high percentage of hunger rates and little support, food programs generally run out of food and supplies before they can serve all of those who need it. Furthermore, signs of malnutrition are not always evident. While the most obvious sign of hunger is little to no fat in bones, families that are obese could also be living with insufficient meals. Because poor families are limited to their food choice, they choose high fat foods since they are much more affordable and long lasting than fresher and healthier options (7). Denial of food hunger in Solano County prevents people from getting the help they need, and makes the situation even

Hunger in the United States, and how it’s an important topic to write about and that everyone should know about. The hunger in America then and now, we have moved from efficient scavenging to conspicuous consumption and then back again. The estimated percentage of household waste about 22 percent millions of thousands approximately. Food waste has become a serious issue in our society in the last few that affected poor and rich countries as well. We live in a world where so many have no clue about the people in need of food. I feel like so many don’t show their kinder sides to those who need our help and can’t eat. Of course, there are a good proton of people out there who show kindness to those in need. Just think about everyone who is worrying

Hunger in America happens every year to homeless people,kids, and adults,as sad as it is even new born babies. This could happen to anyone why? There is several reasons maybe some people don’t have the money. What if you were that person how would you live knowing that your child isn’t getting proper nutrition? Many people don’t seem to realize how much this really happens. one in 7 people in the United States face trying and struggling to get food to eat, and more than 12 million American family’s face hunger. Food insecurity is harmful to all people, but it is especially devastating to children. Proper nutrition is what a child’s needs to help with their development or you can say growing. Did you know that while hunger is nonstop - African

Cadillacs. The newest phone model. Mansions on the shores of beaches. We are all fighting for one thing: to be the wealthiest. To be on top of the pecking order. But what if this wasn’t what mattered? Just think. Somewhere out there, there is a child. They are alone, They are tired, and they are hungry. Their parents were recently declined of proper cash on the job, and they have been delayed of warmth after the electric bill was canceled. The last wisp of hope they have left is that they will be fed at school. Over twenty million children rely on school lunches to keep them nourished, but another 15.3 lived in food insecure households in 2014. Fast food restaurants are easily almost always 100 miles within any city, so they have a priority of food that they can’t afford. Others can, but that doesn’t mean they eat it. Head for your nearest dumpster and most likely, you’ll find a good variety of uneaten food that could have gone inside a child’s mouth. 40% of all food in America is wasted, which happens to be 20 pounds per person a month. It’s as if we live in our minds, ignoring everyone in a lower position than us. It’s as if we can’t see those struggling, as if we can only focus on what to buy next. As if now we can’t be at peace, ⅓ of us rich, the other ⅔ hungry. To quote Dwight D. Eisenhower on his similar perspective on hunger, “Every gun made, every rocket fired; a theft from those who are hungry and not fed, those who are cold and not clothed. The world itself is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of scientists, and the hopes of its

For this paper, I would like to discuss the hunger issues we have in the United States. Nearly 18 million households in the US remain “food insecure” (Tanner, 2013). Being food insecure is when some does not know when or how they are going to receive their next meal. Children are not receiving the necessary nutrition they need to be able to grow and develop properly and many people in the US are becoming obese because of the unhealthy food that is available for people at such a low price. As of July of 2015, 45,480,644 people received benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition

A key social problem highlighted by the infographic is food inequality. With the affluent having the freedom to discard excess food into bins, the same amount of food wasted can feed the malnourished 4 times! A statistical report revealed 815 million people worldwide suffers from hunger and malnutrition from the 2017 UN World Hunger Report; that translate to 1 in 9 people suffering from malnourishment, with the main sufferers being children. With 815 million hungry mouths, about one million of us over-consumes.

Have you ever eaten taco’s or a salad and you’re hungry 2 hours later? For the same price you paid for the taco’s or salad, you could’ve bought something with more substance that would have made you feel full until your next meal. When you’re hungry again you probably think that it’s too soon to eat a meal again so you munch on some snacks. If you’re busy doing something else you probably wouldn’t realize just how much you’re actually eating and before you knew it an entire bag of chips are gone, you’re still hungry and it’s still not the time for your next meal. The goal for impoverished families is quantity, not quality. The goal is to have enough food for everyone in the house. When they choose quality it’s usually for their

Wasting food is a bad habit that affects all of society and we continue to implicate ourselves in the problem. Of the total of food loss that is going on about 40 percent is in the household. Overall a typical household of four loses about 600 dollars in food a year. (Jones 11)

Food can either give life or take it away . “One in seven people go hungry and one third of food is wasted”(Food Aid Foundation). We don’t think about how we have it or how lucky we are to have access to it. That’s because we don’t live somewhere where we have to worry about food shortages. We don’t have to worry about drought or famine. Some think that because it’s not happening here that we don’t need to bat an eye about it , but we can’t just ignore it. I never realized how lucky I am to have a financially stable family who buys and cooks food for me. Not until I started seeing things on the news or seeing it in school. It doesn’t even have to be all the way in Africa , there are people who live here in the United States of America that don’t get enough food just because they can’t afford it. Telling ourselves “ They just don’t try hard enough” is not going to make the problem go away. Just because it’s not happening to us doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do something about it . The question is; If we turn a blind eye is it the same thing as killing them? James Rachels, a philosopher, says “By giving money to support famine relief efforts, each of us could save at least some of them. By not giving, we let them die.”(“Killing and Starving to Death”.Philosophy.pg 208). We might not have the knife , but we gave it to someone else. Growing up I never really realized how different everybodies lives were , I just assumed that they were the same. As I got older, I

In America, we are constantly surrounded by abundance. Food is a prevalent waste item in the United States. Most people do not think about the resources it took to produce, transport, and prepare the food they throw away. Our food waste is not actually just trash; it is the key to human survival. Ordinary consumers can change the future with one small action: to stop wasting food. Actions at the individual level can decrease food waste and feed those in need. Twenty five percent of purchased food is thrown away. (TED) Often this is because food has spoiled, but it can be for other reasons such as oversupply, misread labels, or individual consumer shopping and eating habits. http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3347e/i3347e.pdf