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Feeding the People of the World

Feeding the People of the World. What people eat: Carbs – for E Proteins – build & maintain body (chem rx) Lipids (fats) – E storage, cell membranes, hormones. Why Eat?. Source of E Source of materials for body parts. Malnutrition. Not consuming enough necessary nutrients

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Feeding the People of the World

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  1. Feeding the People of the World • What people eat: • Carbs – for E • Proteins – build & maintain body (chem rx) • Lipids (fats) – E storage, cell membranes, hormones

  2. Why Eat? • Source of E • Source of materials for body parts

  3. Malnutrition • Not consuming enough necessary nutrients • Lack ability to fight diseases • Can lead to serious illnesses which can lead to brain damage.

  4. Why People Go Hungry • Food production is not increasing as fast as human pop • Food not divided equally • Malnutrition even in US • Transportation • War • Droughts – periods when rainfall is less than average. • Famine – food shortage so widespread it causes malnutrition in many people

  5. Bengal Famine - 1943 • World's worst recorded food disaster in British-ruled India. • Est four million people died that year alone in eastern India. • an acute shortfall in food production in the area. • more potent factor was the result of hysteria related to World War II which made food supply a low priority for the British rulers. • The hysteria was further exploited by Indian traders who hoarded food in order to sell at higher prices.

  6. Green Revolution • Introduction of new grains, along w/ new farm tech. Allowed far more people to be fed b/c it increased crop yield • Yield – amt produced per unit area. • Subsistence farmers – grow only enough to feed families

  7. Green Revolution- Problems • The new varieties of grain didn’t grow well w/out the right kinds of fertilizer & pesticides & sufficient irrigation. • Only large farms could afford it. Subsistence farmers couldn’t. • Subsistence farmers – grow only enough to feed families

  8. Charities that help: • Food for the Hungry • http://fh.org/about

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