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To: Selectric II who wrote (26178)	1/13/2005 11:02:48 AM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Respond to of 90947

not this year I love animals too, but I have a well balanced, grounded view on the animal kingdom with worldwide hunger and malnutrition rampant, it's ludicrous to think animals shouldn't be farmed and used for food thinking meat and animal byproducts [dairy, milk, cheese] shouldn't be used to feed the starving is living in an unrealistic utopian rose colored glasses kind of world World Hunger Facts 2005 World Hunger Education Service Malnutrition is a general term that indicates a lack of some or all nutritional elements necessary for human health (Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia). There are two basic types. The first and most important is protein-energy malnutrition--the lack of enough protein (from meat and other sources) and food that provides energy (measured in calories) which all of the basic food groups provide. The second, also very important, is micronutrient (vitamin and mineral) deficiency. Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is by far the most lethal form of malnutrition/hunger and the one referred to when world hunger is referred to. Approximately 850 million people worldwide are malnourished. Children are the most visible victims of malnutrition. Malnutrition plays a role in at least half of the 10.9 million child deaths each year--five million deaths. These young children are prematurely— and needlessly— lost. First recognized in the 20th century, PEM’s full impact has been revealed only in recent decades. Infants and young children are most susceptible to PEM’s characteristic growth impairment because of their high energy and protein needs, and their vulnerability to infection. Globally, children who are poorly nourished suffer up to 160 days of illness each year. Malnutrition magnifies the effect of every disease, including measles and malaria. Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) affects every fourth child worldwide: 150 million (26.7 percent) are underweight while 182 million (32.5 percent) are stunted. Geographically, more than 70 percent of PEM children live in Asia, 26 percent in Africa and 4 percent in Latin America and the Caribbean. Their plight may well have begun even before birth with a malnourished mother (World Health Organization 2003).