Hunger in America

Hunger in America can be hard to recognize. With how the economy is now, the effects of hunger are more severe. Many Americans are relying on food stamps and private organizations to help with this crisis. Millions in this nation are currently suffering from hunger in America. Half of that being from job loss. More than 12,000,000 children suffer from food insecure hunger because of limited or uncertain access to nutritious food. About 900,000 are hungry in the three- country Detroit metropolitan area alone. The hardest hits are the elderly, the unemployed, immigrants, and the mentally and physically impaired. Many people may think it’s not a problem. They think because it’s not currently happening to them, it doesn’t happen at all. It’s important for everybody to know the truth. They need to know how many are actually going hungry and not being able to feed their family. Also, the government needs to help more Americans survive. Poor nutrition, health, and federal assistance are all examples of this. In addition to this, poor nutrition is a key factor in health problems. Many people continue to suffer during this crisis. Most even when the economy improves and Americans go back to work. But they can’t do it alone. “I don’t see swollen bellies, but I do see lassitude, a lack of bright eyes and shiny hair” (Stark). In other words, from lack of nutrition, Americans health is becoming a problem. Many struggling to keep their families alive. Rather than eat meat regularly, people like Yvonne Johnson can only do so much. She like many others, can only afford to give her family meat only three or four times a year. “We’re also seeing an increase in the number of children suffering from growth failure, where they are neither the right weight nor height for their ages” (Dr. Brown). From children not getting the right amount of nutrition, many things are going wrong. They’re not growing up healthy like they should be at their age. Children are found to be more