1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogCruelty-Free Culturehttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/cruelty-free-culture/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="b3bQNax3Kd"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/kind-solution-world-hunger/">A Kind Solution To World Hunger</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/kind-solution-world-hunger/embed/#?secret=b3bQNax3Kd" width="600" height="338" title="“A Kind Solution To World Hunger” — HappyCow" data-secret="b3bQNax3Kd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Photo-Childrens-Oral-Health-and-Nutrition-Project.-2-jpg.jpg450273Definition of Hunger: “Not consuming enough calories to maintain good health”. In prior blog posts focused on the 4 COS4S initiative, we have learned that moving toward a whole food, plant-based lifestyle is good for our bodies, the health of the Earth, and animal welfare. In today’s post, we explore the effect of what we eat on world hunger. If you have not yet seen the film PlantPure Nation, do so. Especially for those of us who are involved with HappyCow, it is a gift of a film. It powerfully explores these themes and suggests practical ways that individuals can contribute to solutions. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, of the world’s nearly 7.4 billion humans, “Almost 1 billion people are malnourished.” This post opens with the FAO’s definition of hunger, as it appeared in an HSI [Humane Society International] Report: The Impact of Industrialized Animal Agriculture on World Hunger (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2008). The term “enough calories” really means “enough nutrient-rich calories”. People whose diets are mainly comprised of sugar and processed products may be filling their bellies every day, but their bodies are not being fed what […]