The world population is growing faster than food can be produced. There are many countries that are starving because they can’t produce food. Some countries lack the money for research, education, or the land space. All across the world people are starving to death and this is the century that needs to fix it. There are countries like the U.S., Japan, and China that can educate other countries.
Driving 45 miles to a store equals a total of 90 miles. Many families have a hard enough time paying for the groceries themselves and adding extra expenses causes more stress on the individual. One in three children born in the year 2000 will develop Type 2 diabetes. That statement alone makes me ask many questions. In the film, two factors were shown related to why diet-related illness is increasing in young people.
The Omnivore's Dilemmaweighs the pros and cons of this seismic paradigm shift. The blessings brought about by the Industrial Revolution have been mixed. On one hand, national and international rates of hunger have decreased. On the other hand, the resulting population explosion often offsets any quality-of-life gains. Although Pollan acknowledges that he does not have all the answers to the world's massive food, health, and intertwined economic problems, his call for all of us to understand the origins of our food is a powerful beginning.
Mystery Meat I am researching the conditions of meat packing plants to explore the constant high rate of food-borne illnesses. Also, how the treatment of the animals at the slaughterhouses contribute to food-borne illnesses. Throughout my research I have discovered many disturbing and horrifying truths about the treatment of the animals at slaughterhouses. The high demand of meat annually in the United States is astounding, mainly demanded by fast food corporations. In the United States one million animals are slaughtered every hour and around ten billion farm animals will be raised and slaughtered annually.
Soaring gas prices, the actual cost of basic food items, let alone fresh vegetables and fruit have put a strain on families all across the country. Those who once gave to food assistance programs now find themselves on the other side of the table - no
Most of us don’t have what we call, portion control, so we eat until we feel full causing our stomach to expand. Our nation is becoming more and more sick. Obesity is now one of the main reasons for deaths from diabetes, heart disease, strokes, certain types of cancer, and increased widespread of osteoarthritis years down the
As these children grow older, they are actually, in many cases, at high risk of being seriously injured or even killed by this harmful thing, obesity. Only six years ago a survey was taken up that led to knowledge of estimated deaths caused by obesity-related illness. The astounding statistic shows that 112,000 to 325,000 American adults die from it every year. This means that people with the highest BMI’s are twice more likely to die prematurely than the average American. Here are a few examples of the illnesses caused by obesity: type 2 diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular (heart) disease, and asthma.
“Our world is one of terrible contradictions. Plenty of food, but one billion people go hungry. Lavish lifestyles for a few, but poverty for too many others. Huge advances in medicine while mothers die every day in childbirth, and children die every day from drinking dirty water. Billions spent on weapons to kill people instead of keeping them safe.” (Ban Ki-Moon) The human rights issue addressed in this quote is one that the whole world is facing and has been facing for millennia.
The health difficulties also become the importance of families seeking for help as Flood claims 30% of the households have at least one member in poor health, and 35% of adult recipients do not have health insurance, the decision of purchasing food with less nutritional values also causing diabetes and obesity to each household members and children, Flood says, “Poor nutrition is a leading cause of many of the major killers in our society, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes and many types of cancer.”, but it is also causing the food trade is getting more difficult when it focuses on one person’s health. Family members would need to find a job that will help them pay for utilities, food and transportation and even have enough to save for another day. Flood also claims that there has been more fruits and vegetables provided for students during school during lunch hour. Some students that skip breakfast, there has been schools that allow all students in the class eat in the classroom during the morning so they would not need to skip any meals. It is important for everyone to get his or her nutritional values everyday.
World hunger, pollution, and population growth all contribute to the increasing tensions felt around the world. World hunger has been created by an unequal distribution of food and resources to the people of the world. Wealthier nations, like the United States, consume more than their fair share of resources, and throw away millions of dollars of edible food each day. This wasted food could have fed starving people in areas like Ethiopia. Another problem with food distribution is that governments, like those in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are exporting crops to countries willing to pay higher prices as opposed to feeding its own people (Haviland, 2011, 2008).