The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that nearly 870 million people out of the world's 7.1 billion people suffered from chronic undernutrition in 2010-2012. Ellen Gustafson spoke in TED Talks on the topic "Obesity plus hunger equals a global food problem." One of the main issues Gustafson talks about is world hunger and how to end it. He also talks briefly about obesity and how world hunger comes into play. Although some argue that there is simply not enough food in the world, world hunger and obesity can be easily prevented and eliminated with proper knowledge and programs. World hunger is a very important epidemic due to the risks and implications it imposes on the planet. rest of the world. Young people are the main apparent victims of malnutrition. Every year 2.6 million children die from hunger-related causes. 66 million school-age children attend classrooms hungry across the developing world, including 23 million in Africa alone. One in four young people in the world are unable to grow due to malnutrition. In developing countries the proportion can be as high as one in three. A strong mother-infant bond, provided through psychosocial stimulation, is essential for positive child development. Forming this bond early in life is an essential step that sets the stage for cognitive, emotional and social development later in life. Feeding and other care practices provide opportunities for psychosocial stimulation and help establish a positive attachment between caregivers and the child. (WHO) Malnutrition amplifies the effect of every disease, such as measles, diarrhea and malaria. Asia has the largest number of hungry people (over 500 million), however S...... middle of paper ...... and institutions and churches usually do not have the resources to provide a safety net for starving people. What we have discovered working with the World Bank is that the safety net of the poor, the best investment, is school nutrition. And if you fill the cup with local agriculture from small farmers, you have a transformative effect. Many children around the world cannot go to school because they have to beg and find food. But when that food is there, it's transformative. Changing a child's life costs less than 25 cents a day." (Sheeran) So you can see that although some people argue that there is simply not enough food in the world, world hunger and obesity should be prevented and eliminated for two main reasons. First, in 30 years the food system will change again. But the most important thing is that world hunger and obesity can be eliminated with adequate knowledge and programs.