Venezuelans report big weight losses in 2017 as hunger hits

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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/21/venezuelans-report-big-weight-losses-in-2017-as-hunger-hits.html

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 (about 17.5 lbs) 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.