Addressing Hunger and Food Insecurity in America

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The world that we live in is inevitably problem stricken. There will always be a challenge that we are given to overcome, may that be a natural disaster, war, poverty, hunger, etc. As a whole we need to come together to find a ‘solution’ for all of these issues that are so detrimental to this world and those living in it. Some may be more preventative than the others, however, we must work together in times of distress to rebuild. I will be addressing the problem of hunger and food insecurity in America. Food security is define by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as access by all people at all time to enough food for an active, healthy life. On the other hand, food insecurity is outlined very well by the National Research Council. …show more content…

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Nearly 20% of the American population goes hungry every day. There is absolutely no way that this should be true considering the fact that there is more than enough food, in regards to a healthy caloric intake, for everyone in America to be well feed every day. The problem is so relevant that many people go to great extremes to get food. These extremes can go as far as committing crime such a stealing, selling drugs, robbing, etc. Even though this is not a guaranteed response it is one of many

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