These children are suffering because they lack proper/adequate 'nourishment'.
Soil provides 'nourishment' to plants.
emotional/spiritual 'nourishment'
(..) I got one. Hey, Leonard, your mama's research methodology is so flawed- Shut up, Howard. - Sheldon, we have to do this. - No, we don't. We have to take in nourishment, expel waste... ...and inhale enough oxygen to keep our cells from dying. Everything else is optional. (..)2008 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization Season: 1 Episode 9