People in mountains among world's hungriest. (UN Reported).

Mountain dwellers are among the world's largest populations of undernourished and hungry people, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAQ) reported. About 600 million people--one in ten--live in mountain areas. Outside the well-to-do mountain resorts and commuter towns in industrialized countries, the majority of mountain people are chronically undernourished, due partly to poverty and political marginalization, FAQ said. In addition, they face physical barriers, such as rugged terrain, poor communications systems and inadequate roads.