We went to Mercy Corps to learn about food security. Food security is when u have access to the food, by roads, in your home, pick, etc. When you have food to get/ pick. Also when you are prepared for sickness, injuries. crop failure, having to move away. Lots of people in poverty have food insecurity. At Mercy Corps we played two games. A Jeopardy like game and a giant bored game. They both had to do with food security.
Dr. Diane Stadler came to our class to talk to us about malnutrition. There are lots of countries with kids and adults experiencing malnutrition. There are two different diseases in children caused by malnutrition. Marasmus and Kwashiokor. Marasmus means they are just really skinny and don’t have enough nutrition and food. Kwashiokor means the child might have enough calories but they don’t have enough nutrients. Their body oils seep out and cause their skin to become bloated and shiny. All over the world there are different eating habits and life expectancies. Some eating habits are better than the U.S. and some are worse. Some eat more healthily and some about the same. Life expectancies vary. Some are as little as 35 and others are pretty good. 75 - 80
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