According to the United Nations, about 21,000 people die every day due to hunger or hunger-related causes; one person every four seconds dies. Sadly, it is children who die most often.
There is plenty of food in the world for everyone but the obstacle is that starving people are trapped in severe poverty. They lack the money to buy enough food to nourish themselves and their families. They become weaker and often sick because they are constantly malnourished. This makes them even less able to work, which then makes them even poorer and hungrier. This vicious cycle causes them to go into a downward spiral.
The painting above is created by the artist Luis Quiles. He's an artist who's paintings criticize the sad truths of our society. In this painting, it's irnonic how some people have a plethora of food and the rate of obesity is increasing, yet people are out their starving and dying. So this holiday season, please, don't be wasteful and appreciate your food. Think of the less fortune and extend a helpful hand.
frightening but effective image
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