Red Cross world report says there are more obese people than chronically hungry

Monday, October 17th 2011 - 06:39 UTC

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The Red Cross has come out with a report which reveals that ironically today there are more obese people in the world compared to those who suffer from chronic hunger. The organization reports that last year there were 1.5 billion obese people compared to 925 million undernourished people. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
Lula's desire to 'remove starvation form Brasil' was wrongly targetted.

Developing countries suffer from burgeoning obesity, and junk food usage.
This is Brasils new legacy - and Lula, Dilma, etc, should also look to their own waistlines.

CAESAR
Let me have men about me that are fat,
Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights:
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much; such men are dangerous. (1.2.1)

Caesar makes light of his desire to be surrounded by fat and complacent yes-men, yet he realizes this is necessary to the safety of his power.
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