Malnourishment, It Exists
If you had one dollar in your pocket where would you go buy food? Many people would respond with a cheeseburger from the dollar menu at McDonalds, or a piece of candy at the closest convenient store. What can you buy that is HEALTHY to eat with one dollar? Most people would not be able to come up with an answer. Everyone knows that world hunger is a problem, but many people don’t know that malnourishment goes along with hunger and it is just as much a problem as hunger. Malnourishment is often overlooked, especially among the homeless. According to the Medical Dictionary malnutrition is defined as “the condition that develops when the body does not get the right amount of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues and organ function” (Freedictionary). Malnourishment is a real and serious problem around America and the homeless people facing this problem need extreme help.
Malnourishment is often thought of to be people who are underweight, however it also affects overweight people as well. Most people do not know that there are a greater number of overweight homeless Americans then there are overweight non-homeless Americans (Koh, Hoy, O’Connell, Montgomery). The problem often …show more content…
I challenge each of you to learn about the awful effects of the various diseases, and get involved. I challenge each and every one of you to help and reach out to these people in need. I challenge you to volunteer at homeless shelters. I challenge the campus to start up these solutions and begin the process of being the real change to end malnourishment. Everyone must remember that it will take the will power and dedication of each person. A problem this large cannot be fixed in a matter of weeks, months, or maybe even years. However, we must start somewhere, and the Kennesaw campus is capable of ending this
If you had one dollar in your pocket where would you go buy food? Many people would respond with a cheeseburger from the dollar menu at McDonalds, or a piece of candy at the closest convenient store. What can you buy that is HEALTHY to eat with one dollar? Most people would not be able to come up with an answer. Everyone knows that world hunger is a problem, but many people don’t know that malnourishment goes along with hunger and it is just as much a problem as hunger. Malnourishment is often overlooked, especially among the homeless. According to the Medical Dictionary malnutrition is defined as “the condition that develops when the body does not get the right amount of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues and organ function” (Freedictionary). Malnourishment is a real and serious problem around America and the homeless people facing this problem need extreme help.
Malnourishment is often thought of to be people who are underweight, however it also affects overweight people as well. Most people do not know that there are a greater number of overweight homeless Americans then there are overweight non-homeless Americans (Koh, Hoy, O’Connell, Montgomery). The problem often …show more content…
I challenge each of you to learn about the awful effects of the various diseases, and get involved. I challenge each and every one of you to help and reach out to these people in need. I challenge you to volunteer at homeless shelters. I challenge the campus to start up these solutions and begin the process of being the real change to end malnourishment. Everyone must remember that it will take the will power and dedication of each person. A problem this large cannot be fixed in a matter of weeks, months, or maybe even years. However, we must start somewhere, and the Kennesaw campus is capable of ending this