{"id":6547,"date":"2022-12-17T08:55:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T08:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblogchatter.com\/BeStorified\/?p=6547"},"modified":"2022-12-17T08:57:15","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T08:57:15","slug":"food-a-basic-necessity-that-pinches-many","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblogchatter.com\/BeStorified\/health\/food-a-basic-necessity-that-pinches-many\/","title":{"rendered":"Food- a basic necessity that pinches many"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is a contribution post by Jasmine Bhatia<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hunger varies from person to person. Each person\u2019s capacity of withstanding hunger is different. But the side effects of being hungry for a long time can result in a prolonged illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunger statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A tool and report that records, analyze, and tracks hunger globally is the Global hunger index. This tool measures hunger at national, regional, and global levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent data from GHI 2022, shows surprising and alarming stats on India\u2019s hunger ranking. India ranks 107 out of 121 countries. It had a score of 29.1 which is a serious condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What principles does GHI work on?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Global hunger Index considers 4 important factors to ascertain the levels of hunger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) Malnutrition \u2013 The lack of the right proportion of minerals and nutrients occurring either due to lack of food or not eating the right food for nourishment roots malnutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) Stunting in children \u2013 The development and growth of a child in their early life are the most crucial for their overall health. Else children suffer from repeated infections and this hinders their growth development as per their age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) Child\u2019s rapid weight loss \u2013 Child wasting, a term that highlights a child where he\/ she is underdeveloped based on his height, and physical and psychological ways. This is a critical condition as it increases the chances of death too with inadequate nutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4) Early Mortality Rate- Food is life and without the intake of energy we get from food, we cannot survive. Prolonged condition of hunger increases the mortality rate among children. This is scary and alarming too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inference steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The data shocks with a dangerous situation in the coming times. This triggers the need to take action and contribute towards stopping hunger, being a social cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cause of such a crisis has several reasons like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n