First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Nutrition
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Growth curves for school-age children and adolescents
Growth curves are an essential tool in pediatric practice. Their value resides in helping to determine the degree to which physiological needs for growth and development are being met during the important childhood period. However, their usefulness goes far beyond assessing children
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World food and agriculture to 2030/50
This paper sketches out the possible evolution of world food and agriculture to 2050 in terms of the key variables (production and consumption of the main commodity groups and the implications for food and nutrition in the developing countries).
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FAO/WFP crop and food security assessment mission to Zimbabwe
High food insecurity persists in Zimbabwe in spite of improvements in agricultural production and a more liberal import policy this year, according to a report issued by FAO and the World Food Programme (WFP).
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The role of cassava in improving rural food security and Income among Farmers in Abia State, Nigeria
<p>This study examined the role of cassava in improving food security and income among farmers in Abia State, Nigeria. The study was conducted in Umuahia South Local Government Area (LGA) of Abia State,
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Free the polyphenols
Locked in wheat, once released they protect from diseases wheat is more nutritious than was previously known. But this nutrition
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Cook Is In
Despite the Planning Commission and the PMO's objection to packaged food in government creches, women and child development minister Renuka Chowdhury wrote to states in February to provide these to the children In April she approached the Supreme Court for a directive that would make her note to the states legally binding
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Pakistan spends $15 per capita each year on health: report
Pakistan is currently spending as low as 15 dollars per capita per year on health from both domestic public and private sources and from international development assistance, says a new study published by the Asian Development Bank.
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Transgenic multivitamin corn through biofortification of endosperm with three vitamins representing three distinct metabolic
<p>Vitamin deficiency affects up to 50% of the world's population, disproportionately impacting on developing countries where populations endure monotonous, cereal-rich diets. Transgenic plants offer an effective way to increase the vitamin content of staple crops, but thus far it has only been possible to enhance individual vitamins.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2009/04/27/0901412106.full.pdf+html" target="_blank">Original Source</a></strong></p>
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Quest towards eliminating iodine deficiency disorders
To eliminate iodine deficiency, India needs to adopt an alternative approach and use a different set of agents to achieve universal salt iodisation.