Why is this excuse to eat food not valid?

Question

Why is the claim that you should eat food for this reason: “People are dying in other countries from hunger,” NOT valid.

if you think it is valid, logically explain why.

Answer 1

You would be doing more for those starving masses if you ate foods lower on the energy pyramid, in amounts adequate to maintain your own strength and vitality, and then used those attributes -- along with your intelligence -- to alleviate world hunger.  There are many ways to contribute, but habitually overeating and ruining your own health is not one of them.

Answer 2

the people in those countries have no food b/c of political corruption, not lack of food.  We send food there and the warlords take it for themselves.

Answer 3

The real question is WHY are people starving.  It's a sad thing and not necessary.

Answer 4

yeah it is valid. It PROVES that we should EAT our FOOD or we WILL DIE like those in *other countries*.

Answer 5

because eating that food will in no way help those starving people in other countries.

I always responded by saying "well why dont we send it to them then?" haha

if you eat that all you would be doing is overeating and if u waste it its probably not actually a "waste" its just going to recycle and you would have been easier on your stomach.

Answer 6

eat to live, not live to eat.... Yes, we must satisfy our own hunger, but what "practical" reason is there for us to take more than that?

Answer 7

I don't know if it's a valid reason or not, but it's typically used to invoke guilt over the fact that you are fortunate enough to have food on your plate to refuse. Others less fortunate would give anything just to l**k your plate after you throw what you choose not to eat out.

Getting kids to eat, and eat healthy is a very difficult task. There are too many things that taste good that aren't good for you. And we tend to feed things that we like to kids that have a very limited taste. The best thing to to is realize children don't eat things that have vivid flavors and like things that are sweet or smooth. It's a necessary task to introduce foods that are healthy to a child's diet but it can't be coerced.

Answer 8

It's not valid, it's more of a sophistry. But it's used to make people feel guilty that they are wasting the food they have, when some people are starving and have none.

Answer 9

because if a person doesn't want to eat a certain food you shouldn't be wasting it on them. when this was said to me i always said "well give me their address. i'll send them this (whatever it was)"

Answer 10

It's a stupid thing people say to make people eat. Plus i suppose if it is healthy food it is better of in your stomach then in the garbage were it will attract flies and bacteria.