Food Vulnerability In Mexico

Food vulnerability in Mexico

UNICF says that during the year 2020, food vulnerability in Mexico City has been increased;consequence to Covid 19. Of course, this is a consequence of unemployment and lack of economy for the poorest families;Because there are many months of confinement. According to registered data, it is said that more than 50% of households suffer from some kind of food insecurity where there is a triple malnutrition load, which is nothing more than a malnutrition due to micronutrient deficiencies and derived from this;Overweight and obesity come. This phenomenon is present in children under 5 years and months, of course the most vulnerable are the most marginalized colonies. Now, the propagation of Covid 19 in Latin America and the Caribbean, will only make the world population more vulnerable. If there is a stronger spread, obviously there will be more increase in unemployment that will trigger more poverty and social inequality. To this would be added almost 12 million more unemployed, leaving 30 million people in poverty and 15 million in extreme poverty. (UNICEF, 2020) Likewise, Cristian Morales, representative of PAHO/WHO in Mexico;He says that, due to vulnerability, families are forced to reduce their purchases from the basic food basket, therefore, they only buy quantity and not quality;This includes ultra -prosecuted, refined and fat foods;These foods are lacking nutritional value. (FAO, 2020)

FAO says that these people in poverty and malnutrition, especially children who are more vulnerable, depend on food supply programs that exist in countries, and especially referring to Mexico, FAO points out that they should be permanent byThe high indices of malnutrition and poverty that are presented, to provide food security to the families that have more social lag, and thus be able to have access and availability of healthy, nutritious foods and variety in their diet.

(FAO, 2020) Now the FAO suggests expanding food aid programs for the poorest people;In order for you to have more variety of nutritional foods, greater coverage should be considered to reach the most needy. Likewise, there are more monetary aid programs in vouchers to be able to meet their needs.

A solution or opinion would be that people with this type of social aid, teach them how to cook and at the same time know the importance of ingesting the two groups of macronutrients and micronutrients, because many poor people do not know how. And the only thing that is eaten is the rice and the bean that comes, they do not know of the importance of a balanced diet.