From the First Lady's obesity-fighting website (emphasis mine):
More than 23 million Americans, including 6.5 million children, live in low-income urban and rural neighborhoods that are more than a mile away from a supermarket. These communities, where access to affordable, quality, and nutritious foods is limited, are known as "food deserts."
Hunger among our children is even more widespread. A recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed that in 2008, an estimated 49.1 million people, including 16.7 million children, lived in households that experienced food insecurity multiple times throughout the year. Too often, these same school age children are not eating the recommended level of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products.
So which is the greater problem: childhood hunger or obesity? If hunger is such a problem, why are there so many obese kids? Or has hunger been redefined to mean 'not eating the right kinds of foods' instead of 'actually going to bed hungry'?
So many questions to ponder ...
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