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Disposable nutrition, anyone?
The term disposable income is widely understood as a financial state of excess. We hear of, or perhaps may be, individuals who have more resources than needed to live. There is excess to the point where these resources are essentially disposed of; needed purchases give way to wanted purchases.
Is the position on food consumption in the United States any different? With as much as a third of the population viewed as obese, has an attitude of disposable nutrition also been accepted? When trends doc**ent the prevalence of low nutrition, highly processed foods, it is appropriate to understand this consumption as disposable.
Okay. So what does this mean; how does this translate to an issue of food security within the United States?
The real issue is perception, and how consumption within one culture relates to the next. As greater challenges develop relative to global food supply, there will be greater pressure upon the social and political relationships between the haves and the have-nots. The global community will no longer tolerate the excess displayed within disposable societies.
Interestingly, as an aside, it is impossible for an isolated consideration of food security without thinking about social and political factors. It is, in fact, the social and political factors taking greater precedence within African nations, which pull focus of governments away from being able to dedicate greater resources to addressing issues such as food security.
For the United States, however, the challenge in addressing a perception of excess, and an attitude of disposable nutrition, also presents the opportunity for a pre-emptive change in attitude that could displace the excess with an attitude of giving back to the global community. The charge is to generate awareness in society to:
1. Better, and perhaps more simply, inform society on nutrition and excess.
2. Market to society, and foster a culture of less, where it is a positive, cool, and uplifting experience to do without so others may have. Make this contagious.
3. Harness the capital potential through strategic taxing, as well as donation mechanisms, to reinforce the culture of less, with proceeds directed to programs to address true food security issues in other parts of the world.
Disposable nutrition is a concept that begins with an image. Change this perception, and communicate, communicate, communicate as a means of reversing this image for the betterment of the world.
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