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20,500 Americans died of hunger in 2022.
by mplewis 2y ago
20,500 Americans died of hunger in 2022.
- WalterBright 2y agoMalnutrition is not the same thing. Drug addicts and alcoholics often are malnourished - not because food is withheld from them, but because they are more interested in drugs and alcohol than food. The same goes for seriously ill people.
- codr7 2y agoAs far as alcohol goes, it's also because it's toxic as hell and actively stopping your body from absorbing what it needs from food.
- cscurmudgeon 2y agoCompare that to 1922 when population was much lower.
- marcusverus 2y agoExtraordinary claims require a citation. Edit: The parent appears to have committed the cardinal sin of believing CNN, which made this claim here[0], but cited a CDC report[1] does not support the assertion. I went looking for the underlying NCHS data, but couldn't find it. [0]https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/21/health/nutritional-deficiency-life-expectancy/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/21/health/nutritional-deficiency... [1]https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr031.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr031.pdf