Global Affordable and

Nutritious Food
BY JESSICA, ALI, EMILIO, LENIN, &BRIAN

Table of Contents
Global Hunger
Obesity
Investing in Nutrition
Nutrition Industry
How Nutrition Effects Efficiency

Global Hunger Stats

Poor nutrition causes nearly half of deaths in children

under five- 3.1 million children each year

Hunger kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria
& tuberculosis combined
842 million people in the world do not have enough to
eat. This number has fallen by 17% since 1990.
The vast majority of hungry people live in developing
countries where 14.3% of the population is
undernourished
It has been calculated that $3.2 billion is needed per year
to reach all the hungry school-age children

Obesity
Obesity is a complex

disorder involving an
excessive amount of body
fat.
Obesity isn't just a
cosmetic concern.
It increases your risk of
diseases and health
problems such as heart
disease, diabetes and
high blood pressure.

Obesity
Healthy living the new

fad, however, healthy food

can get expensive.
The wealthier people can
afford all of the juices and
organic foods.
Value Menus are popping
up everywhere making it
cheaper for people to grab
something cheap from the
closest fast food
restaurant.

 More than one-third of adults and 17% of youth in

the United States are obese

Percent of adults age 20 years and over who are
overweight, including obesity: 69.0% (2011-2012)
More than 2 in 3 adults are considered to be
overweight or obese.
More than 1 in 6 children and adolescents ages 6 to
19 are considered to be obese.

The Economy & Obesity

Obese workers miss

more days of work and

cost employers more in
medical and disability
claims as well as workers
compensation
claims. As a
result, an
average firm with
1,000 employees faces
$285,000 per year in
extra costs associated
with obesity.

Investing in Nutrition

Third World Countries

Investing in Nutrition

Stunted Children

Investing in Nutrition

Well Nourished Children

Nutrition Industry
o World food retail sales generate over $4 trillion per

year.
o World fruit and vegetables market is predicted to
reach over $736 billion in 2015.
o World market for muscle food packaging, such as
meat, seafood and poultry packaging, is expected to
exceed $31 billion by 2017.
o Global canned food market is expected to reach
about $93 million in 2015.

Nutrition Industry
o The fast food restaurant industrys in the U.S.

reached a revenue of 191.03 billion dollars in 2013.

o In 2012 the U.S. had a revenue of 31.32 billion in

organic food sales. It is expected to reach 42 billion

dollars in 2014

Specific Nutrients Used to Produce Labor Outcomes

Several studies have demonstrated that there is a

causal effect of iron deficiency on reduced work

capacity
Iron plays an essential role in oxidative energy
production. Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA, with a
low level of hemoglobin in combination with low
iron stores) is associated with, inter alia, a greater
susceptibility to disease, fatigue, and reduced
cognitive development.

Specific Nutrients Used to Produce Labor Outcomes

The demonstration that iron deficiency

impedes maximal capacity and endurance

does not reveal the economic consequences
of iron deficiency in daily life
These consequences may be more closely
aligned with energy efficiency

Iron Supplement Study

- In a randomized treatment-control study, female cotton mill workers in China who received
iron supplementation for 12 weeks were found to have a 5% increase in gross and net energy
efficiencies, compared to the controls who received a placebo.
-Treatment led to significantly reduced heart rates and a 17% increase in production
efficiency but no increase in work output, perhaps because output was constrained by the
(conveyor belt) technology of the mill and depended on the outputs of co-workers.
The treated women did, however, spend more time and expend more energy on non-work
activities.
Similarly, female tea plantation workers in Sri Lanka who received iron supplementation did
not increase their output but showed an increase in other voluntary activities
Compared with the results for iron deficiency, studies of less specific food supplementation
interventions are not as clear. Sugarcane cutters in Guatemala who received calorie
supplements were no more productive than the controls