Every year, millions die because of hunger. According to WFP (World Food Programme), 795 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy life and majority of people facing this problem live in developing countries.
Poor nutrition is another reason for the rising number of hunger related deaths of children. Statistics reveal that 45% of children aged 5 or below die an untimely death because of starvation.
And the children who manage to avoid this fatal fate have to suffer malnourishment and its harmful effects throughout their lives.
Undernourishment is not just the reason for the increasing number of child deaths but, also a major reason behind cognitive and physical impairment of many children for the rest of their lives.
Undernourishment has the further adverse effect of reducing immunity levels of children, making them more susceptible to infections and diseases.
This problem does not end here! In fact, undernourishment travels from generation to generation. An undernourished mother gives birth to an undernourished baby. Her incapability to feed the baby properly makes her child deficient in various minerals in the body.
Undernourishment also forces children to start work at an early age to earn their living, which affects their education. Working at a very small age puts adverse effect on their health, which leads to malnutrition and many health issues in later life.
Poverty leads to malnutrition which leads to an unhealthy life which further perpetuates poverty. This vicious cycle traps people living in dire economic straits.
Therefore in order to end child malnutrition and to succeed in ending world hunger, the economic conditions of these people need to be improved through government and public support.
Numerous organizations are working together to put an end to child malnutrition, which is a major reason behind world hunger. These organizations are trying different methods like distributing food packets, spreading awareness among mothers about benefits of nutritious diet etc.and slowly but surely their efforts are bearing fruits.
Poor nutrition is another reason for the rising number of hunger related deaths of children. Statistics reveal that 45% of children aged 5 or below die an untimely death because of starvation.
And the children who manage to avoid this fatal fate have to suffer malnourishment and its harmful effects throughout their lives.
Undernourishment is not just the reason for the increasing number of child deaths but, also a major reason behind cognitive and physical impairment of many children for the rest of their lives.
Undernourishment has the further adverse effect of reducing immunity levels of children, making them more susceptible to infections and diseases.
This problem does not end here! In fact, undernourishment travels from generation to generation. An undernourished mother gives birth to an undernourished baby. Her incapability to feed the baby properly makes her child deficient in various minerals in the body.
Undernourishment also forces children to start work at an early age to earn their living, which affects their education. Working at a very small age puts adverse effect on their health, which leads to malnutrition and many health issues in later life.
Poverty leads to malnutrition which leads to an unhealthy life which further perpetuates poverty. This vicious cycle traps people living in dire economic straits.
Therefore in order to end child malnutrition and to succeed in ending world hunger, the economic conditions of these people need to be improved through government and public support.
Numerous organizations are working together to put an end to child malnutrition, which is a major reason behind world hunger. These organizations are trying different methods like distributing food packets, spreading awareness among mothers about benefits of nutritious diet etc.and slowly but surely their efforts are bearing fruits.
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