These infants are more likely to suffer delays in their development and are more likely to have behavior and learning problems later in life. National data for people ages 65 to 75 show that a majority are not consuming even two-thirds of the nutrients they need to stay healthy. Anxiety, negative feelings about self-worth, and hostility towards the outside world can result from chronic hunger and food insecurity. In the United States alone, 11-12 million people are hungry. One out of every eight children under the age of twelve in the United States goes to bed hungry at night.
Poverty is the main cause of hunger.
Poor people often lack access to land to grow food or adequate income to buy food. In the United States alone, 11-12 million people are hungry. One out of every eight children under the age of twelve in the United States goes to bed hungry at night. Three out of every four persons requesting emergency food assistance are either children or their parents. One in twelve people world wide is malnourished, including 160 million children under the age of 5.