貧困・飢餓が減らない一方、肥満は増えるーFAO

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FAO World hunger is still not going down after three years and obesity is still growing ? UN report 15 July 2019, New York

「An estimated 820 million people did not have enough to eat in 2018, up from 811 million in the previous year, which is the third year of increase in a row. This underscores the immense challenge of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger by 2030, says a new edition of the annual The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report released today.」

　8億2千万くらいは飢餓ラインというわけだ。前年比、横ばい、ないし微増。満足に食えない人たちの数をゼロにできればねえ、というものっそい意欲的な計画は、まあ、その、難しいよね、という。

「At the same time, adding to these challenges, overweight and obesity continue to increase in all regions, particularly among school-age children and adults.
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　他方で、特にアジアで学童期の子供たちの肥満傾向が増大。
　…ともかく、まずは十分、十二分なカロリーが取れるようになったわけである。そのコントロールがきいてないわけだ。

「The chances of being food insecure are higher for women than men in every continent, with the largest gap in Latin America.」

　女のほうが飢餓に陥りやすい、ってわけ。ラテンアメリカで傾向が顕著、というのは、まあまずは食えるエネルギーが存在する一方、男性に傾斜しがちである、ということなんだろう―アフリカだとそもそも足りないということになりそうだ。

「In Eastern Africa in particular, close to a third of the population (30.8 percent) is undernourished. In addition to climate and conflict, economic slowdowns and downturns are driving the rise. Since 2011, almost half the countries where rising hunger occurred due to economic slowdowns or stagnation were in Africa.」

「The largest number of undernourished people (more than 500 million) live in Asia, mostly in southern Asian countries. 」

　南アジア諸国で貧困者数が深刻、と。

「In addition to the challenges of stunting and wasting, Asia and Africa are also home to nearly three-quarters of all overweight children worldwide, largely driven by consumption of unhealthy diets.」

　やっぱり、食える家庭は余計に食う傾向がアジア・アフリカにあって―と。