Venezuelans report big weight losses in 2017 as hunger hits

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Source: reuters

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans reported losing on average 11 kilograms (24 lbs) in body weight last year and almost 90 percent now live in poverty, according to a new university study on the impact of a devastating economic crisis and food shortages.

The annual survey, published on Wednesday by three universities, is one of the most closely-followed assessments of Venezuelans’ well being amid a government information vacuum and shows a steady rise in poverty and hunger in recent years.

Over 60 percent of Venezuelans surveyed said that during the previous three months they had woken up hungry because they did not have enough money to buy food. About a quarter of the population was eating two or less meals a day, the study showed.

Last year, the three universities found that Venezuelans said they had lost an average of 8 kilograms during 2016. This time, the study’s dozen investigators surveyed 6,168 Venezuelans between the ages of 20 and 65 across the country of 30 million people.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-food/venezuelans-report-big-weight-losses-in-2017-as-hunger-hits-idUSKCN1G52HA

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Ahh, Maduro will say this is a GOOD thing; citizens losing weight!
The "Revolution" continues to fail. On the backs of the average citizen, while the dictator & his cronies are literally fat & happy

[ancianita]

1. Thanks. I note this as part of an older, bigger picture that the Bully in El Norte is part of.

It's not fair to put sanctions on one person when the sanctions are meant to turn Venezuela's people against their leader, who refuses to allow the economic hit men of the West to own Venezuela.

It's about what the powerful states of the West do to South America, too.

And Victor Vargas. He could feed Venezuelans. A lot of parasites have hurt Venezuelans, not just Maduro.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States–Venezuela_relations

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2. Stories like this make me miss the DU Chavez Cheerleading Squad.

Their absence is a void not unlike that in the stomachs of the Venezuelans.

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5. See below your post......

[elmac]

3. CIA tried their best to install fascists

but in the long run the people always suffer. I would take socialism over fascist capitalism anytime.

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4. And look at the great results! Starvation of the populace. Fascists are not capitalists.

Socialism preaches its all for Equality. Everyone is equally miserable. As always happens when you go down the total socialism road. Show me one example of it ever working? And dont toss out Denmark or Holland, etc. Those are NOT Socialist countries.
Fascism is not capitalism. They are totally opposed to each other.
The problems in VZ today are in no way the fault of the terrifying "CIA". 18 yrs of the failure of a failed pipe dream are to blame.
For 8 yrs the Chavez/maduro cabal has tried to blame Pres Obama, just like they did Bush before him. So you agree with them? please.