Organic farming stalemate stymies food security efforts in Central Africa
KIGALI, RWANDA — The polarized debate over the use of organic and inorganic practices to boost farm yields is slowing action and widespread farmer adoption of approaches that could radically transform...
View ArticleCaregivers lack access to health insurance, adequate food, according to...
UCLA study finds that most lack access to health insurance, adequate food The demand for caregivers is growing rapidly as California’s population ages, but the majority of state’s Medi-Cal caregivers...
View Article8.3 million seniors in US face hunger threat
A new study that looked at the hunger trends over a 10-year period found that 14.85 percent of seniors in the United States, more than one in seven, face the threat of hunger. This translates into 8.3...
View ArticleFish getting smaller as the oceans warm: UBC research
Changes in ocean and climate systems could lead to smaller fish, according to a new study led by fisheries scientists at the University of British Columbia. The study, published today in the journal...
View ArticleCrop science and food security: new findings
Discovery of 100 million-year-old regions of DNA shows short cut to crop science advances Scientists have discovered 100 million-year-old regions in the DNA of several plant species which could hold...
View ArticleNutrition nuttiness, one time zone away: NYC has soft-drink police, Texas...
Children’s reporting of food insecurity in predominately food insecure households in Texas border colonias Courtney C Nalty, Joseph R Sharkey and Wesley R Dean Nutrition Journal 2013, 12:15...
View ArticleInsects, a good protein source, should be grown as feed for livestock and for...
Arnold van Huis is an expert on tropical insects specialised in pest management and biological control based at Wageningen University. He advocates growing insects as feed for livestock and for human...
View ArticleHopkins: Nutrition during first 1,000 days crucial for childhood and economic...
Newswise — A new Lancet series on maternal and childhood nutrition finds that over 3 million children die every year of malnutrition—accounting for nearly half of all child deaths under 5. Along with...
View ArticleCurrent global food production trajectory won’t meet 2050 needs: University...
Crop yields worldwide are not increasing quickly enough to support estimated global needs in 2050, according to a study published June 19 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by research associate...
View ArticleEnrollment in SNAP does not substantially improve food security or dietary...
RELATED: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Examining the Evidence to Define Benefit Adequacy Philadelphia, PA, November 15, 2013 – Millions of families in the United States struggle to...
View ArticlePrice gap between more and less healthy foods grows
A new study, published today in the journal PLOS One, tracked the price of 94 key food and beverage items from 2002 to 2012. Its findings show that more healthy foods were consistently more expensive...
View ArticleSocial status stratification affects all levels of society
UCSB anthropologists find that even among egalitarian forager-farmers, social status can impact health and happiness In western society, where keeping up with the Joneses — or, better yet, surpassing...
View ArticleBat and other bushmeat may have contributed to Ebola outbreak
Ebola, as with many emerging infections, is likely to have arisen due to man’s interaction with wild animals – most likely the practice of hunting and eating wild meat known as ‘bushmeat’. A team of...
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