They are interlinked. Poverty causes hunger due to the inability to obtain food resources. The lack of such food resources can contribute to mal-nutrition. Food security should become a crucial national economic mandate in every country emanating at governmental level.

Dr Sachin Suknunan thank you for your contribution to the discussion

We find clear evidence that monetary poverty is strongly correlated with food insecurity in all countries included in this research. At the same time, the overlap between households classified as poor and as food insecure can vary considerably between countries and, within countries, between rural and urban areas. Food insecurity is strongly associated with poverty. Households with incomes that are at the poverty level (1.00) or at 85% of the poverty level (1.85) have higher prevalence of food insecurity compared to those with incomes above that level. Moderate food insecurity can increase the risk of some forms of malnutrition, such as stunting in children, micronutrient deficiencies or obesity in adults. People experiencing severe food insecurity have run out of food and, at the most extreme, have gone days without eating.Hunger, malnutrition, hidden hunger and poverty all are related to each other. Poverty is considered to be the main cause of malnutrition and hunger, however rich people still found to be malnourished and living alone and being socially isolated that having limited knowledge about nutrition or cooking alcohol or drug dependency and low income or poverty. Poverty is about not having enough money to meet basic needs including food, clothing and shelter. However, poverty is more, much more than just not having enough money. The World Bank Organization describes poverty in this way: “Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Lack of awareness of nutritional qualities of food, irrational beliefs about food, inappropriate child rearing and feeding habits all lead to under nutrition in the family. Large families’ Rapid succession of pregnancies adversely affects the nutritional status of the mother. Hunger can be viewed as a dimension of extreme poverty. It is often called the most severe and critical manifestation of poverty. Rural households are the most heavily burdened by the consequences of poverty and hunger. That kind of hunger results from prolonged food deprivation and manifests in weakness, pain, weight loss, impaired thinking and a compromised immune system. Starvation is the most severe form of undernutrition and can lead to permanent organ damage and death.Despite this, India has a very high level of poverty and hunger. In most Indian states, 20% and 35% of children are severely malnourished. India is ranked 101st out of 116 nations in the 2021 Global Hunger Index rankings. India has a serious level of hunger, with a score of 27.5.