Monday, May 19, 2014
Nutrition/ Malnutrition is important to me because within this day and time, situations are difficult for most people. Employment is hard to find and some that are employed are still barely making a living. In addition, the cost of food is costly and prices continue to rise. Since food is so high, it is difficult for some people to purchase. As a single parent I must say that food prices are ridiculous. I remember when chicken was priced reasonably. Now the average price of a family package of chicken legs is about $7- $10 dollars. I manage to purchase a balanced meal to prepare for my family.
Although the United States has access to adequate food, other countries are not as fortunate as we are. Many suffer from hunger and malnutrition. This has been an issue 1960’s and over 150 million people have been affected. Individuals are currently working to come up with a solution to eliminate this problem (PubMed, 1992).
Reference
PubMed. (1992). Hunger and Malnutrition: the determinate of development: the case for Africa and its food and nutrition workers.
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Shuketa,
ReplyDeleteHunger and malnutrition are serious issues that children are facing. Poverty continues to rise nationwide and our poor little children are suffering the most. Children's Defense Fund (2012) stated “It is disgraceful that more than one out of five children are poor in our rich nation; Income inequality was higher in 2012 than any time in the last hundred years in the United States, and it is children who suffer the most” (para. 2).
There are programs that help children and families living in poverty, however I wonder if it is enough; worldwide the numbers seem to be rising for people living in poverty. Children's Defense Fund (2012) stated “With record numbers of families living in poverty, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a lifeline for millions of children and families. Almost half of SNAP recipients are children. Census Bureau data show SNAP lifted 4 million Americans out of poverty in 2012” and “Children are the poorest age group in America and the younger they are, the more likely they are to be poor; 21.8% of children live in poverty and 25.1 percent of children under five” ( Para. 6).
I just want to shout the world, WAKE UP EVERYBODY! I do not understand how some people can turn a blind eye to children literally starving to death, what’s worse is that many people believe that as long as it is not them they don’t care or worry about it. I Thank God and pray every day that we end all the suffering in the world. I know that it is God’s grace that I myself am not suffering.
Reference:
Children's Defense Fund. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.childrensdefense.org/policy-priorities/ending-child-poverty/