When we hear about the expanding population in the world, we are inclined to ignore the facts. After all, what can we DO about it? Many countries have tried to stem the rise. In the past China limited each family to one child, which halved the growth in one generation. India paid couples not to have children.
But England surges ahead by setting up each new mother with a home of her own and support for her child.
In the area close to me, women make motherhood their career and use the benefits they receive from the government to go out and have a good time. In the UK's welfare society, the children must be given every chance in life.
But England surges ahead by setting up each new mother with a home of her own and support for her child.
In the area close to me, women make motherhood their career and use the benefits they receive from the government to go out and have a good time. In the UK's welfare society, the children must be given every chance in life.
However, when people think about how to prolong resources on the planet, they are inclined to focus on population. Yet maybe it's not how many people who need to eat, it's how much flesh there is on the planet. In many countries, obesity means many people eat more than their share. See the BBC chart on the average weight of countries around the world.
In a report published published in the journal BMC Public Health last month, researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine estimated the total weight of people on the planet. North America had the highest average. Although only 6% of the global population live there, it is responsible for more than a third of the obesity.
In a report published published in the journal BMC Public Health last month, researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine estimated the total weight of people on the planet. North America had the highest average. Although only 6% of the global population live there, it is responsible for more than a third of the obesity.
In their report, the researchers calculate the weight of the global population at 287 million tonnes. They estimate that 15 million tonnes of this mass is due to people being overweight, and 3.5 million tonnes due to obesity.
Yet we have to face the fact of the alarming increase of population happening all over the world. How can the planet feed us all?
Two is company. Eight Billion is a crowd according to an article showing the effect of overpopulation.
Yet we have to face the fact of the alarming increase of population happening all over the world. How can the planet feed us all?
Two is company. Eight Billion is a crowd according to an article showing the effect of overpopulation.
What does this mean for you and me? Well, we can make sure we don't overeat, knowing how this affects our beautiful Earth. Also, we can make sure we don't go over our quota of children. Replacing two parents with two children won't weigh the planet down with more that it's bearing already. We don't want to send it plummeting. I can't think of how it could drop from it's place in the sky, although I do believe the planet could be hit by an asteroid in the future, which would knock it out of kilter.
So many events could happen over which we have no control.
Working with the situation as it stands, perhaps we should think about overpopulation as a public health issue.
So many events could happen over which we have no control.
Working with the situation as it stands, perhaps we should think about overpopulation as a public health issue.
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