Personal Eating Records

[rowdy]

No wonder there is an obesity problem

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Murica.

[ander]

While this is all very impressive, I just thought I'd point out:

• A child dies of hunger every 15 seconds (source: BBC).

• Malnutrition is the underlying factor in about 45% of all child deaths, making children more vulnerable to severe diseases. Around one-half of all deaths occur within the first 24 hours of life, and 75% in the first week. (Source: United Nations World Health Organization).

• Starving communities work as hard as possible to keep their children alive, but face overwhelming cultural and economic barriers (source: World Food Program, "What Causes Hunger?").

• We easily produce enough food to feed everyone in the world. We throw away over half of the food we make. Only lack of interest and organization keep it from reaching those who desperately need it (source: Huffington Post, "We grow enough food for 10 billion and still can’t end hunger").

• Saving lives doesn't lead to overpopulation. Impoverished families have multiple children assuming some of them will die. When people have enough food to survive, birth rates actually go down (source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation).

So if any of you figure you've proven how much you can eat, and you'd like to do something, shall we say, a bit more meaningful, you may want to consider using some of the money you've been spending on all this food to save a kid's life or two. I'm just saying.

[ander]

BTW, if any of you are interested in "putting the rubber to the road" with this, here's a good place to start:

What you can do to help reduce hunger (WorldHunger.org)

Cheers, A.

[fohat.digs]

We throw away over half of the food we make.

The older I get the more abhorrent waste becomes to me.

Simply eliminating waste is the easiest place to start, and it costs nothing, takes no time, and creates no additional work!

Just think for a few moments and plan a bit in advance. Do yourself a favor.
 

[dgneo]

While this is all very impressive, I just thought I'd point out:

• A child dies of hunger every 15 seconds (source: BBC).

• Malnutrition is the underlying factor in about 45% of all child deaths, making children more vulnerable to severe diseases. Around one-half of all deaths occur within the first 24 hours of life, and 75% in the first week. (Source: United Nations World Health Organization).

• Starving communities work as hard as possible to keep their children alive, but face overwhelming cultural and economic barriers (source: World Food Program, "What Causes Hunger?").

• We easily produce enough food to feed everyone in the world. We throw away over half of the food we make. Only lack of interest and organization keep it from reaching those who desperately need it (source: Huffington Post, "We grow enough food for 10 billion and still can’t end hunger").

• Saving lives doesn't lead to overpopulation. Impoverished families have multiple children assuming some of them will die. When people have enough food to survive, birth rates actually go down (source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation).

So if any of you figure you've proven how much you can eat, and you'd like to do something, shall we say, a bit more meaningful, you may want to consider using some of the money you've been spending on all this food to save a kid's life or two. I'm just saying.

Careful up there, wouldn't want you falling off your high horse.

[chyros]

I feel like this is relevant: