Guatemala is a country with many factors preventing food security. Although the government recognizes the right to food, not all Guatemalans receive adequate food. In fact, 49.3% of Guatemalan under-five-years-old children are chronically malnourished. This article outlines the current state of malnutrition in Guatemala.
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Hi Marina
ReplyDeleteThis was a really interesting article! I really found learning about all the facts and stats of malnutrition interesting too. While I always knew malnutrition is of course a bad thing I had no idea the extent to which it causes developmental problems for children and adults. This article is also really fitting with this week's readings - kind of provides an interesting "backstory" (?) to the reading we had which showed governmental issues without really delving into the extent of the problems suffered by Guatemalans.