Malnutrition

Having one of the worst health situations in the world, Afghanistan faces immense suffering across their nation everyday. From hunger and disease, to infant mortality. Afghanistan faces great threat after decades of war, leading to the circumstances they are in today. With such a large population, it creates difficulties finding opportunities in life. Thus, creating significant dangers to health for the people. Afghanistan bears many massive dangers to health, including hunger due to poverty,…

Starvation One in nine people on earth do not get an adequate amount of food. This means about 795 million people are struggling to live a healthy life ("Hunger Statistics"). A lack of wholesome foods and nutrients can lead to illness, such as malnutrition. When kids do not get the nutrients they need, it can cause lack of focus, aggressiveness, and may also stunt their growth. People seem to believe that these issues are only valid in third world countries, while this is a problem in…

it was, was at CCD. CCD is a church program where children have education of religious things. In my CCD class my teacher started to talk about malnutrition and World Hunger. I started realizing that it is a sickness that is hard to overcome in certain areas of the world. After finishing the class that day I went home and thought hard about malnutrition. The next time I had the class I gave out the idea that my classmates and I help raise money for a animal for a family that has not had a lot in…

Connecting Food and Happiness Food has the power to impact both hedonic and eudaimonic happiness. Indulging in our favorite foods often brings us a short-lived burst of pleasure, while the social aspects serve as a means of improving our long-term wellbeing. Gathering around food has been practiced for centuries by all cultures creating lifelong friendships, family traditions and social belonging (Delistraty, 2014). Food serves as a form of self-expression through its art form and is also a way…

lack of healthy foods a problem but people and children are at great risk at contracting disease. Some families do not even have a toilet or a place to bathe. There are various health challenges in Chiapas. Some common ones are the high rates of malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, maternal and infant mortality (Schlein,2009). Mexico has several programs but these health issues are still a public health problem. This is mainly due to Chiapas’ lack of quality health care and access. Even though Mexico has…

[8]Nigeria currently ranks second in the world in terms of child mortality and according to UNICEF’s report on child and women, 50% of child deaths in the country has been linked to malnutrition. UNICEF. [8] explained that food insecurity, poor child care practices and poor health services are the three main causes of child malnutrition in the…

face is shortage or lack of food. Hungry children in Africa are everywhere, both in rural and urban areas. As of now there are many African children in need of help. Malawi is one of the countries found in the sub-Sahara Africa where problems of malnutrition is high. The country depends on rain fade agriculture; however, the challenge is that many poor people do not harvest…

water source, dehydration and thirst will drive that child to drink water from non-purified sources such as a nearby lake. Drinking this kind of water can cause cholera like the situation in the story above. Other diseases can also result from malnutrition. One of these other diseases is Vitamin A malnourishment, which can lead to blindness, and hurt your immune system. Another health issue is created when hunger leads to iron deficiency. Iron deficiency causes a decrease in red blood cell…

Children in poverty face many daily hardships including judgement from their peers, health problems, low self-esteem, and hunger. Having a below average income seems to hold a direct correlation between all of them. In order to help with these effects, people need to understand clearly all the social, physical, and academic related issues involved in poverty. Children, especially in the stages where they first become exposed to the media, are living in, arguably, the most difficult time to be a…

disasters such as floods and drought, animal diseases have been more frequent in West Africa (Barnabas, Jager, & Feher 2008). People living in this region have been suffering a lot. These disasters tend to bring about poverty, food insecurity, child malnutrition, conflicts, lack of basic services, poor governance and political instability, and weak economies dependent on donors and other international government and non-governmental organizations. All these conditions lead to poor developments,…