Millions of homes They still suffer from difficulties to bring food to their table, which is known as food insecuritydespite the various support granted by the governmentthe constant income of remittances, the increase in the minimum wage and the lowest pace of progress in inflation.
A total of 12.85 million families He assured that he experienced some difficulty for satisfy your food needs In the last three months for lack of money or non -monetary resources, such as own food for self -consumption, barter or food support from public and private institutions.
The figure represents 33% of the Households of the countrythat is, one in three experienced this situation, according to the National Household Revenue and Expenses Survey (ENIGH) of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).
If seen by state, Guerrero is in the worst situationwith 57% of families in that condition, while the lowest proportion is from Aguascalientes, with 19.1 percent.
What is food insecurity?
A person suffers food insecurity when it lacks regular access to enough food innocuous and nutritious for normal growth and development and to lead an active and healthy life. This may be due to the lack of food availability and the lack of resources to obtain them, according to the United Nations Food and Food Organization (FAO)
“The consequences of the food insecurity are of great reachimpacting not only health, but also general well -being. Inappropriate access to nutritious foods undermines people’s ability to participate fully in economic and social activities, thus perpetuating the cycles of poverty and marginalization, ”warns Diego Arias, practice manager in the area of agriculture and food of the World Bank.
Ask for alms to eat
According to the results of the ENIGH, 816,801 homes (6.4% of the total) had to do something they would have preferred not to do to get food, such as Mendive (ask for alms)send children to work or resort to socially not accepted practices.
The data also reflect that in 3.72 million households (29%) Some adult felt hungry and did not eat and in 2.68 million (20.8%) some stopped eating all day or only did it once.
FAO describes he hunger as an uncomfortable or painful physical sensationcaused by insufficient food consumption. It becomes chronic when the person does not consume a sufficient amount of calories (food energy) regularly to lead a normal, active and healthy life.
The specialist of the Institute of Economic Research of the UNAM, Uberto Salgado Nieto, said – in a letter – that the food issue It is a complex phenomenon in Mexicobecause problems of underdeveloped countries with those of the first world coexist. For example, as we have high Malnutrition levels and lack of Access to foodwe also see that we occupy one of the first places in terms of obesity and diabetes. To the above, he says, phenomena such as inequality and poverty are added.
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