> You seem to be confusing "food security" with "very low food security". From the link: "Food insecurity—the condition assessed in the food security survey an

> You seem to be confusing "food security" with "very low food security". From the link: "Food insecurity—the condition assessed in the food security survey and represented in USDA food security reports—is a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food." "reports of reduced quality" What do you think quality means in a nutritional context? How it tastes? No, that is desirability. > The natural consequence of not getting enough food is weight loss. Where are the skinny poor people? Note that here in India, even in a well developed city, they aren't hard to find. In the poor parts of the US where I've lived, you mostly just see fat people. You do realize you can just eat a bunch of starchy foods and suffer malnutrition but not lose weight right? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/malnutrition-obesity_b_1324760.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/malnutrition-obe... I think the issue here is you are trying to be pedantic without understanding the context of the words being used. That and complete ignorance of "sufficient calories to gain weight" != "3 square meals a day". http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/balanced http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_eng... "(Especially of food) having different elements in the correct proportions: a healthy, balanced diet" http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/square-meal http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_eng... "A substantial, satisfying, and balanced meal:" So your argument is basically: "Well 14.3% are alive and not starving to death" http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100512141912.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100512141912.ht... 2-3,000 people a year die from malnutrtion in the US. > The natural consequence of not getting enough food is weight loss. Where are the skinny poor people? Note that here in India, even in a well developed city, they aren't hard to find. In the poor parts of the US where I've lived, you mostly just see fat people. This isn't evidence either btw. Its anecdotal. You are refusing 5% of the population doesn't get enough to eat and people dying every year in the US as "well, I don't see it". But hey, 2-3,000 people dying a year isn't a problem for you eh? Because its just envy. Nope. No material impact whatsoever.