Today, we will take a parallel route from food in today’s society, to the significant issue of food and poverty. In Australia, we are extremely fortunate to have access to the foods present within society. However this is not necessarily the case around the world. Poverty is a fundamentally important issue within countries around the world.
One of the most saddening facts is that children are often the ones that experience food shortages in poverty stricken countries. It has been estimated that daily hunger is an issue for 1/6th of the world population.
There are a number of initiatives to increase the quality of life for these people. However I believe that the political root causes of hunger need to be rectified to benefit those affected. However there are a number of initiatives which assist in this area. An example is http://www.thehungersite.com/, where you can click to help feed the hungry (doesn't cost individual's anything!).
Most importantly, please think of those less fortunate before wasting the wonderful food we have today!
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