Comparison Of Hunger In America

1. The film opens with images of a small Colorado town, with no visible minorities, and a discussion of hunger there. Was this surprising to you? Why do you think the filmmakers opened the film in this way?

The discussion of hunger in places within the America is not surprising. They opened the film with images of a food deserted small Colorado town with no visible minorities for the public to be aware of the reality. It’s the reality that even the richest country has its own population full of people that are starving and food insecure without the knowledge of where they will get their next meal. They also opened this to show the world and compare the uptown, high society of the America to those who travel miles to get the groceries that

What is the link between obesity and hunger? Why is proper nutrition so important for children?

Hunger and obesity comes as neighbors. When there is insufficient funds for this family, there will be hunger. Thus, for them to overcome this hunger they must stretch out their budget to feed their empty stomachs. To do this, they will buy cheaper food that contains more sugar and carbohydrates that can only be seen in their supermarkets. The common victim to this is the children. According to statistics, children who are born in the year 2000 will have type 2 diabetes. Thus, in this way, children within this age will have weaker immune systems and short life expectancy. The hope of the country will minimize.

5. The film notes that one in six Americans have problems with hunger and food security; 50 million schoolchildren need free or subsidized lunches. One of the interviewees in the film declares that we are denial about this. Why would our nation be in denial?

The nation is in denial because they are not aware of the different situations in which the society is undergoing. These realities are often covered by different advertisements that show how the America is great and its economy is uprising. They are also in denial because they don’t want other countries to know that one of the richest countries has their own issues concerning hunger and food security. They are also in denial because the government is not giving enough funds to conquer these issues and to overcome

Alfio Rausa, from Mississippi State Department of health, food desert is a location where there is no complete supply of fruits and vegetables because of its cost in delivery. Thus, the people living in that area must travel several kilometers to meet the needs of their family and to provide nutritious food. An example of this situation is from the life of Ree, a mom who lives in Jonestown. In her area, there are only 3 stores which only serves processed food such as Chips, Ice Cream and Cakes. Whenever she will buy nutritious food, she must drive for 45 minutes and this will cost $10.48. Another example is the life of Barbie in which she must take 2 buses for more than an hour of travelling to get to a fully-stocked supermarket. Through this, there are 23.5 million American that are food desert in urban