1. Nutrition and Health A Global Concern Chapter 24

2. Terms: The Hunger Problem Hunger: weakened state caused by long term lack of adequate food Hunger: weakened state caused by long term lack of adequate food

3. Malnutrition: poor nutrition from inadequate diet or condition that prevents the body from using nutrients effectively Malnutrition: poor nutrition from inadequate diet or condition that prevents the body from using nutrients effectively Starvation: lack of food needed to sustain life Starvation: lack of food needed to sustain life Famine: extreme scarcity of food for an extended period (years) Famine: extreme scarcity of food for an extended period (years)

4. Developing nation: low economic level of living standards and industrial production Developing nation: low economic level of living standards and industrial production

5. Food Security: access to food needed for a healthy life Food Security: access to food needed for a healthy life Underweight: weight below a healthy range Underweight: weight below a healthy range

6. Stunted – below average height and not catching up Stunted – below average height and not catching up Wasted – severe weight loss with destruction of body tissue Wasted – severe weight loss with destruction of body tissue

7. Statistics 6,000,000,000-world population 6,000,000,000-world population 8,000,000,000-projected 2025 8,000,000,000-projected 2025 140,000-deaths daily worldwide 140,000-deaths daily worldwide 365,000-births daily 365,000-births daily 840,000,000-in 3 rd world countries 840,000,000-in 3 rd world countries

8. The Hunger Cycle 2. Low Birthweight baby –prone to disease and early death 3. Babies don’t get nutrients and immunity from breast milk due to undernourished mother 4.Children endure inadequate diet, 5. Children show lack interest and learning due to malnutrition 6. Adults with poor health, no skills, lack food for family 1.Pregnant mother eat inadequate diets

9. “Food insecurity” means that one more more people in the household were hungry because of the inability to afford food “Food insecurity” means that one more more people in the household were hungry because of the inability to afford food 17.3 million people lived in households that were considered to have "very low food security,“ 17.3 million people lived in households that were considered to have "very low food security,“ Black (25.7 percent) and Hispanic (26.9 percent) households experienced food insecurity at far higher rates than the national average. Black (25.7 percent) and Hispanic (26.9 percent) households experienced food insecurity at far higher rates than the national average.

10. United Nations Report on the Nutritional Status in Developing Countries Undernutrition-20% of world doesn’t get enough calories per day Undernutrition-20% of world doesn’t get enough calories per day Malnutrition-190 million children underweight Malnutrition-190 million children underweight Vitamin A deficiency-affects eye functions & body development Vitamin A deficiency-affects eye functions & body development Iodine deficiency-can cause brain damage or cognitive impairment in newborns Iodine deficiency-can cause brain damage or cognitive impairment in newborns Iron deficiency-anemic: prone to infection, fatigue, uncontrollable bleeding Iron deficiency-anemic: prone to infection, fatigue, uncontrollable bleeding Zinc deficiency-poor growth, suceptible to infection Zinc deficiency-poor growth, suceptible to infection

11. Why should anyone care? Political: situations in one country affects other countries due to global interdependence, political unrest & Political: situations in one country affects other countries due to global interdependence, political unrest & Economic-with higher incomes, families can afford foods imported from other countries Economic-with higher incomes, families can afford foods imported from other countries Humanitarian-having food is a human right & meets basic human needs Humanitarian-having food is a human right & meets basic human needs Compassion-sense of sadness for suffering, with desire to stop it Compassion-sense of sadness for suffering, with desire to stop it

12. Primary Causes of Hunger 7 Causes of Hunger 1. Poverty 2. Overpopulation 3. Natural Disasters 4. Government Policies 5. Environmental Factors 6. Culture 7. Inadequate Education

13. Global Solutions Truths & Myths People go hungry because there is not enough food People go hungry because there is not enough food Hunger exists where there are too many people to feed Hunger exists where there are too many people to feed Produce more food using technology Produce more food using technology Feed the hungry in poor countries Feed the hungry in poor countries

14. Foreign aid is the most effective way to end hunger Foreign aid is the most effective way to end hunger Everyone wants to end hunger Everyone wants to end hunger Hungry people are too ignorant to change Hungry people are too ignorant to change