Posted on 12/21/2006 4:32:51 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Disturbing statistics on the number of Hispanics who daily go hungry in America was released at a press conference on Wednesday by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). The national Hispanic civil rights group found that nearly one in five people lack nutritious food.
NCLR officials said in a press release that increasing federal nutrition assistance programs would help decrease the growing "food insecurity" faced by 19.6 percent of Latinos in America.
"Lack of access to resources is forcing far too many Latino families into choices no one should have to make, such as between having a roof over their heads or putting food on the table. A lack of affordable, nutritious food also has devastating health consequences, such as increasing hunger and obesity, affecting not only the Latino community but the well-being of our entire nation," Janet Murgua, NCLR President and CEO, said in the statement.
Hispanics are the largest minority in America.
BBC news reported on Thursday that one of the study's authors, Jennifer Ng'andu, said that when it came to issues of hunger and malnutrition in the U.S. that the Latino community was "practically invisible."
According to the study, although lack of food is more of a problem for Hispanics than for whites in America, it is still African Americans who are most likely to go hungry every day.
The study found that the number of Hispanics going hungry was three percent higher than for non-Hispanic whites and eight percent lower than for non-Hispanic blacks, BBC reported.
And you?
Man, I just LOVE this time of year when everyone wants their hand in my pocket. *Rolleyes*
I live in Los Angeles and, more often than not, "Hispanics" are very well fed.
I see LOTs of fat ones. One in five - no way.
I really want to know how they come to this conclusion.....
If they are so hungry here let em GO BACK to Mexico or wherever.
MM, I guess this is the next salvo in the Liberal agenda, to try to drag them to the rat side.
Meadow Muffin
I live in a very Hispanic neighborhood in a city with a high Hispanic population and the one thing that crosses my mind when I walk down the street is: haven't these people heard of the South Beach Diet?
"food insecurity" --- who writes this stuff?
A lack of affordable, nutritious food also has devastating health consequences, such as increasing hunger and obesity,
So they're hungry AND obese? Now there's a trick.
You'd think with all those vegetables they're picking, they could manage to smuggle out a healthy meal or two.
"Lack access," meaning: subsidies.
I recently saw a news article complaining Africans were becoming too fat.
Too fat, too thin.
Wealthy countries can't win. Now we have to send Bow-flex machines. Bush's fault. etc
Oh sheesh....am so sick of this carp!
Seems to me that if this is true (I see sooooooooo many fat hispanics), we should stop importing poverty!!!!!
Besides, I don't believe a thing that comes out of La Raza's mouths.
NCLR? La Raza? Have they any credibility anywhere? I'm thinking they must be a propaganda machine because I don't see this here.
Apparently, the other 4 are hoarding.
That is great news!
In Mexico its one in 3!
Those lucky people..
If you're really poor, you can live VERY cheaply on rice, beans, pasta, etc.
I wonder what the stats are in Mexico?
"A lack of affordable, nutritious food also has devastating health consequences, such as increasing hunger and obesity,"
OK, So they are hungry but fat?
I can't conjure up any sympathy for those who are here illegally-it was their choice to come here and starve, and physically violating American sovereignty doesn't give them the right to be cared for on our dime.
How many in Mexico go to bed hungry?
This is what happens when you rely on the government for your survival. Communism and Socialism are the best diets to ever come down the pike. I wonder how many hispanics "lack food" in Mexico and the other Central and South American countries.
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