October 7, 2026

For Jesús, growing up in Venezuela meant enduring extreme food scarcity and severe economic hardship. During national food shortages, government aid boxes provided only high-carbohydrate staples: corn flour, lentils, black beans, and vegetable oils, with almost zero access to meat, eggs, or fresh animal fats.   Despite consuming high volumes of low-fat carbohydrates like rice, pasta, and legumes to put