I chose this topic because I think nutrition is such a vital part of a child's growth and development. I feel in this country, we have children, to include toddlers, that are already obese because of the lack of proper nutrition and diet in the home. Around the world, children are not developing properly because of malnutrition. No child (or any person for that matter) should be out there starving. It's a shame when we have one country where children are obese because of all the food that they consume, while others are going hungry and can't even get the bare minimum.
According to the world food program, 65 percent of the world's hungry live in only seven countries: India, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Ethiopia. Also, hunger kills more people than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. I'm not sure how to even begin to try and change these numbers. Volunteering and donating can be a big help, but still will not make the huge difference it needs to. How can we stop children from starving, especially in the developing countries?
http://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats
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