Below 1800 calories/day = hungry

The UN food officials define going hungry as those who consume fewer than 1800 calories a day. This comes as no surprise to those of us who have been on myriads of diets over the years with far fewer than 1800 calories. No wonder they fail time and time again.

But the grim news from the UN was that 100 million more people were defined as going hungry this year compared to last year due to droughts, war, political instability, high food prices and poverty. Very sad.