UN: Hunger and obesity costs are too high

14th Century Tapestry of the Third Horseman of the Apocalypse

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization put out a report on poor nutrition and obesity:

Global hunger, poor nutrition and obesity are costing the world trillions of dollars in health costs and lost productivity, according to a new reportfrom the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).The FAO report says fighting hunger is not enough. Tackling the more complex problem of malnutrition calls for action across the entire food system, from farm to fork.

About 870 million people worldwide are hungry, according to the FAO. But malnutrition is about more than just hunger.

“Two billion people are deficient in essential vitamins and minerals,” said FAO’s Kostas Stamoulis. “One child in four under the age of five is stunted. And 1.4 billion people are overweight.”

The FAO report says the combined effects of all these forms of malnutrition cut the world’s income by an estimated five percent per year, or about $3.5 trillion. http://www.voanews.com/content/report-says-costs-of-global-nutrition-are-unacceptable/1675189.html

Of course, the costs are not simply financial. Many suffer terribly from hunger, and the obese tend to have health and other problems that the non-obese tend to not have.

However, even in obese lands like the USA, food shortages and hunger will come.

The Bible is tells of a time that there will be food shortages and much more serious food inflation:

5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” (Revelation 6:5-6)

The sorrows and troubles are just beginning and will get much worse. Hopefully, people will wake up.

As Jesus said:

7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. (Matthew 24:7-8)

37 And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch! (Mark 13:36-37)

Tougher times are coming. And for some parts of the world these tougher time may be here now. People who can prepare, should: both spiritually and physically. Westerners need to realize that this will not only affect people in places like Africa, Asia, and the Middle East–the Anglo-descended nations of the West will themselves suffer hunger, civil unrest, famine, and worse. Super wheat will not be the solution–it is much more likely to contribute to a disaster.

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Physical Preparation Scriptures for Christians. We all know the Bible prophecies famines. Should we do something?
Obesity and Prophecy Does the Bible warn about the consequences of being obese? Is overeating dangerous? Is gluttony condemned?
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