A group of eminent scientists met to map out opportunities for the global community to
respond more effectively to today's economic crisis in ways that will protect not just jobs and …

The global economic crisis, commodity price hikes, and climate change have worsened the
position of the poorest and most vulnerable people. These crises are compromising the diet …

Background: Over the last 30–40 years, we have seen an improvement in global child
undernutrition, with major reductions in wasting and stunting. Meanwhile, childhood obesity …

The current economic crisis and food price increase may have a widespread impact on the
nutritional and health status of populations, especially in the developing world. Gains in …

Undernutrition contributes to the deaths of about 5.6 million children under five in the
developing world each year. It can lead to poor school performance and dropout, it threatens …

Malnutrition caused by deficiencies of vitamins and minerals-also called hidden hunger-
impairs both the intellectual and physical development of a child. Due to the absence of …

Despite significant progress the world continues to bear a triple burden of malnutrition.
These three burdens are related, but distinctly different, problems: energy deficiencies …

The Nutrition for Growth event co-hosted by the Governments of the United Kingdom and
Brazil and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) on 8th June 2013 was the …

Materials and Methods We conducted an in-depth analysis of the current food and economic
crisis and its possible impacts on child health and nutrition in the selected world regions. We …

Much is written about food. The prestigious Gourmand Awards, established in 1995 and
considered to be equivalent to the Oscars in the area of food (Gourmand International …