Category: Societal issues

Every year, an estimated 600 million people fall ill from consuming contaminated food, highlighting a key aspect of the negative effects of not ensuring food. These consequences extend far beyond hunger, impacting health, society, and the economy on a global scale.

According to the World Health Organization, worldwide adult obesity has more than doubled since 1990, a dramatic rise fueled largely by dietary excess. This startling fact underpins the much larger question: why is overconsumption of food a problem that extends far beyond individual health and affects our society and planet as a whole?