Williams 3 by Arick Scott

     This group's presentation was about the over-nutrition and malnutrition that exists within the world today. The "over-nutrition" refers to the term obesity. This epidemic seems to be exclusively directed towards the United States. Malnutrition refers to the trials that other countries face when trying to feed themselves and maintain a nutritious diet. America tends to ingest way more food than other countries. The lack of exercise and unhealthy diets are reflected by the weight of Americans on average. Other countries, especially third world countries, struggle for food and clean water everyday. They happen to be in deep poverty and it is shown by their eating habits and their slenderness. One would think that Americans would proportional our food consumption so that we are not as wasteful while others worldwide are starving. The presenters seemed confident and they appeared to be well-educated about their topic. They mentioned that other countries face awkward situations of famine due to climate change. For example, certain countries experience occasional droughts that result in crop failure and water shortages. One can only imagine how it must feel to be increasingly hungry without any means of feeding oneself. The presenters mentioned one country, Mauritania, that actually force feed their women because they see a hefty physique as an expression of wealth and beauty. The women have to eat constantly and consume large amounts of camel milk. I was somewhat shocked to hear this because I genuinely thought that all of the third-world countries were poor and famished. This presentation proved to be informative and actually interesting.