Wealthy nations consume beyond their needs as thousands die daily from starvation.
Why? Its true. Our biggest health crises here are all due to over-consumption, primarily of carbs, in one form or another.
I've been on mission trips to Haiti, just 2 hours flight from our shores, and I've seen starving babies there. Even our "poor" here live like kings and queens compared to many in third world countries.
While I do not dispute what you say, the author’s statement implies that somehow the consumption of resources in a developed country deprives the poor in underdeveloped nations such as Haiti. Like we are taking food out of their mouths.
The primary obstacle to good living for the inhabitants of Haiti and most poor countries actually the government corruption in those countries. The US has poured billions upon billions into that hellhole, and where has it gone?