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Obesity Rates Are Rising in Developing Countries

(Nov. 11) -- Obesity is often thought of as a Western problem brought on by prosperity. But as fortunes rise in developing nations and more and more people begin to adopt an American-style diet, American-style health problems are spreading as well. In a report from the Lancet medical journal, the Organization for Economic...

Australian Scientist Warns of Looming Global Famine

(Sept. 14) -- At an international agricultural biotechnology conference in Canada, an Australian scientist and journalist gave a dire keynote address Monday, warning global governments to pay greater attention to the possibility of coming global famine. "This is a big issue -- it is the biggest issue, it is bigger than...

16 Million Hungry Kids, 1 New Idea for Feeding Them

WASHINGTON (Aug. 23) -- Acknowledging that the hunger faced by millions of American students during the summertime is "a catastrophe," the top nutrition official at the U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to experiment with a totally new approach to feeding poor kids during the months they have no access to subsidized...

Anti-Hunger Bill Cuts $14 Billion From Food Stamps

(Aug. 6) -- In a rare show of bipartisanship in Washington, the Senate voted unanimously to pass the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes federal child nutrition programs, sets nutritional standards for food sold in schools and boosts reimbursement rates for school lunch programs. All...

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05/31/12 Hunger Doesn't Take a Summer Vacation Source: The Huffington Post Summer is upon us and for many this means carefree days of fun in the sun.
05/29/12 Severe Food Crisis Across Area As Wide As US --... Source: The Huffington Post 18 million people are at risk of starvation in West- and Central Africa, across an area as wide as the US.
05/24/12 G(irls)20 Summit: Moving the Debate on Women in... Source: The Huffington Post Finally, it seems that everyone concerned about global food security is talking about the role of women in growing, preparing, and marketing the world's food.
05/23/12 Eve Crowley: G(irls)20 Summit: Closing the Gender Gap... Source: The Huffington Post "God first, then man, then camel and lastly girl" -- the proverb comes from the Gabra community of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia, but iterations of this pecking order can be found in communities around the world.
05/23/12 The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition:... Source: The Huffington Post President Barack Obama wants to convince the world that he is actually a liberal after all.

Background on malnutrition

Malnutrition is the condition that results from taking an unbalanced diet in which certain nutrients are lacking, in excess (too high an intake), or in the wrong proportions.

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