http://civileats.com/2009/11/19/usda-data-reveals-record-49-million-hungry-in-america-in-2008/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:45:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://civileats.com/2009/11/19/usda-data-reveals-record-49-million-hungry-in-america-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-4598 News for a Synergic Earth » Blog Archive » 49 Million Hungry in America Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:16 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=5621#comment-4598 [...] Civil Eats — The USDA has released its data for hunger [pdf] in the United States, and the numbers aren’t good. In 2007, 36 million people were classified ‘food insecure’. In 2008, the figure was 49 million — an increase of 13 million. [...] [...] Civil Eats — The USDA has released its data for hunger [pdf] in the United States, and the numbers aren’t good. In 2007, 36 million people were classified ‘food insecure’. In 2008, the figure was 49 million — an increase of 13 million. [...]

]]> http://civileats.com/2009/11/19/usda-data-reveals-record-49-million-hungry-in-america-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-4592 Peggy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:39:20 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=5621#comment-4592 When I mention this new data, I get comments like "how can there be an obesity epidemic and hunger at the same time?" I think someone needs to address that obesity in our society is caused by malnutrition, that is, an abundance of non-nourishing foods; not simply excess. When I mention this new data, I get comments like “how can there be an obesity epidemic and hunger at the same time?” I think someone needs to address that obesity in our society is caused by malnutrition, that is, an abundance of non-nourishing foods; not simply excess.

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