The world produces enough food every day to feed every single man, woman and child – 7 billion people – with 2,700 calories, several hundred more than the recommended daily amount for most part of the adults. In 2012 the National Resources Defense Council released a report documenting that 40% of food in the United States goes uneaten, equivalent to 20 pounds of food per capita each month and $165 billion wasted each year. However, the World Food Program (WFP) reports that one in eight people – 842 million people – go to bed hungry every night. Most live in developing countries, and children and women are particularly vulnerable. Sixty-six million school-age children attend class hungry across the developing world. Hunger is traditionally described as the need for something to eat and is most commonly represented visually as a complete absence of food. Yet the problem of hunger is much more multifaceted and involves both malnutrition and undernutrition. Undernutrition occurs when people have food but their intake does not meet their body's daily calorie needs. Malnutrition occurs when a person's physical function is impaired and they fail to maintain natural growth, both physical and intellectual. Living with a daily calorie intake significantly lower than recommended day after day can have lasting repercussions, especially for young people. Poor nutrition is the cause of death of nearly 3.1 million children under 5 each year. A 2010 New York Times article details this struggle in “The Hunger and Obesity Paradox.” The South Bronx, which has one of the highest obesity rates in the country, was found to have the most severe hunger-related problems in the United States. How is it possible that people are obese and hungry at the same time? Many advocates are against it... halfway down the paper... to the point of suffering from chronic hunger. This number is down from 17% of the population recorded in 1990-1992. The numbers are declining, but slowly and not at the rate outlined in the United Nations Millennium Development Goal. The number of undernourished people was predicted to be cut in half by 2015. The slow progress may prove discouraging, but Rubbel and Smith continue their work along with many others. “It's the people who work here,” Smith said. “The people I see every day. We are like a family. We are not a faith-based organization, but we do the work of the Lord. I have a passion for fighting hunger." Side note/quote: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever existed.”--Margaret Mead, American anthropologist and former executive secretary of the National Research Council's Committee on Eating Habits