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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
Starvation doesn't really exist in this country. Even the homeless get fairly regularly.
Otherwise, you're right on the money. Cheap food is processed food and lacking in a lot of nutritional needs. That doesn't mean that folks aren't getting enough calories (the opposite actually), just that they aren't getting the right stuff. That kind of diet will lead to weight gain since the body basically gets high-carb foods without much protein or trace elements.
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Actually some amount of starvation, malnutrition and hunger does happen in this country and more than you would think. This includes many families who just plain do not know where they next meal is coming from and children are often the ones who suffer, many people in this country actually go to bed hungry. In my work in Human Services, I have seen it for myself.
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"Hunger Facts: Domestic
Hunger persists in the U.S.
35.1 million people—including 12.4 million children—live in households that experience hunger or the risk of hunger. This represents more than one in ten households in the United States (11.0 percent). 1
3.9 percent of U.S. households experience hunger. Some people in these households frequently skip meals or eat too little, sometimes going without food for a whole day. 10.8 million people, including 606 thousand children, live in these homes.1
7.1 percent of U.S. households are at risk of hunger. Members of these households have lower quality diets or must resort to seeking emergency food because they cannot always afford the food they need. 24.4 million people, including 11.8 million children, live in these homes.1
Research shows that preschool and school-aged children who experience severe hunger have higher levels of chronic illness, anxiety and depression, and behavior problems than children with no hunger. 2 "
http://www.bread.org/learn/hunger-ba...-domestic.html
Thanks,
sweetpea