Starvation

About two people have died from malnutrition. Every 3.6 seconds, a person dies from starvation or complications of malnutrition (An End to World Hunger, 2000). In the course of one year, just the number of children who die from lack of nutrition is 15 million strong (An End to World Hunger, 2000). Hundreds of millions of people are affected by malnutrition throughout the world, but most of the cases come from third world countries. Malnutrition is a condition of the body when it is unable to absorb the right amount of nutrients in foods (Malnutrition). This low level of nutrient intake exists because of low levels of food in certain parts of the world. These low levels of food occur because of poor farming techniques, poor storage, extreme weather conditions, and poor supplies. Malnutrition causes many physical problems for people worldwide, but the world can alleviate these problems through many humanitarian acts such as sending food and supplies and teaching farming techniques.
Mankind has opened up the Pandora’s Box of catalysts for malnutrition to spread around the world. Food shortage is the main catalyst of malnutrition and there are many causes of food shortages around the world. One of the main generators of food shortage in the world is the lack of competent resource distribution from governments. “The amount of grain produced in the world today could provide each person on the planet with the equivalent of two loaves of bread per day” (An End to World Hunger, 2000). The United States produces about 2000 pounds of cereal grain in one year (Urvina, 1984). Out of their cereal grain production, about 7.5 percent is reserved for consumption, while the rest is used to feed livestock to produce meats and other consumable products (Urvina, 1984). Russia imports its grain strictly to feed livestock and doesn’t intend to use the imported grain for human consumption (Urvina, 1984). The Philippines uses the grain that it produces as an export material,