"So, how can it possibly be true that we produce 5,000 to 6,000 calories per person per day, more than double what we need, yet still struggle to feed everyone? The obvious answer is global inequality. **Hundreds of millions don’t get enough to eat, but billions get too much**. Around four in 10 adults in the world are overweight. For most of human history the biggest battle was to get enough food to eat. Now, the hungry are a minority. ([Location 2582](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=2582))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[just-transition]], [[food-security]], [[food-production]], [[diet]], [[systems-thinking]], [[problem-with-averages]], **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]