http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on the challenge of improving nutrition and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/news/ Ecuadorian women over the age of 62, who have low incomes, are more prone to developing metabolic syndrome than men of the same age.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/news/metabolic-syndrome-threatens-older-women-in-ecuador.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionWed, 02 Feb 2011 00:02:29 GMTNutritional interventions can improve health, save lives and boost economic growth but only if implemented before the age of two.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/policy-briefs/improving-early-childhood-nutrition.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionWed, 20 Jan 2010 10:00:00 GMTScience can help design strategies to tackle malnutrition. The challenge is turning this knowledge into action.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/editorials/urgent-action-needed-to-tackle-malnutrition.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionWed, 20 Jan 2010 10:00:00 GMTA healthy diet is more than just calories. Priya Shetty gets the figures on the cost of poor nutrition — and the scale of the challenge.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/features/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition-facts-and-figures-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionWed, 20 Jan 2010 10:00:00 GMTDeveloping countries urgently need nutritional interventions to safeguard vulnerable people during economic crises, writes Suresh Babu.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/opinions/nutritional-security-is-in-the-balance.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionWed, 20 Jan 2010 09:59:00 GMTGM crops were supposed to rescue the world's one billion undernourished people. Carol Campbell discusses whether they will ever curb hunger.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/features/can-gm-crops-feed-the-hungry-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionWed, 20 Jan 2010 09:58:00 GMTUnderstanding how carbon dioxide impacts food quality is vital to tackle malnutrition effectively, says agricultural researcher Lewis Ziska.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/opinions/the-hidden-hunger-caused-by-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionWed, 20 Jan 2010 09:58:00 GMTMicronutrients help fight disease — it's time to turn knowledge into action, say nutrition researchers Andrew Thorne-Lyman and Wafaie Fawzi.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/opinions/nutrition-key-to-cutting-infection-rates.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionWed, 20 Jan 2010 09:57:00 GMTWe must focus on food safety as well as nutrition to feed the hungry — but there are many barriers to safe eating, writes the WHO's Jørgen Schlundt.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/opinions/food-safety-is-critical-to-nutrition-security.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionWed, 20 Jan 2010 09:56:00 GMTJim Kaput explains why efforts to tackle malnutrition should consider nutrigenomics — the interplay between food and genetic make-up.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/opinions/using-genetics-to-tackle-malnutrition.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionWed, 20 Jan 2010 09:55:00 GMTTraditional knowledge can inform strategies for improving nutrition and help vulnerable populations cope with environmental change.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/policy-briefs/tackling-malnutrition-with-traditional-knowledge.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionWed, 20 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMTGiant West African land snails' high iron content could reduce anaemia — and they taste delicious too, according to Nigerian research.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/news/snails-provide-a-tasty-source-of-iron-study-finds.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionWed, 02 Dec 2009 13:00:18 GMTSix experts, writing in The New York Times, discuss options for ensuring food security in the face of growing populations and climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/opinions/can-gm-food-mitigate-world-hunger-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionWed, 28 Oct 2009 17:06:53 GMTUnderstanding the long-term consequences of undernutrition in early life is essential for health policy, says Cesar G. Victora.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/opinions/long-term-effects-of-undernutrition-must-not-be-ignored.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionThu, 08 Oct 2009 15:01:59 GMTNorman Borlaug, the scientist and humanitarian credited with leading the Green Revolution, which boosted food supplies in Asia, has died.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/news/hunger-crusader-norman-borlaug-dies-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionMon, 14 Sep 2009 15:37:14 GMTTranslating genetics research is easier in agriculture than medicine, says a Nature Genetics editorial, and existing technologies can be used.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/opinions/agricultural-genetics-could-help-ensure-food-secur.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionThu, 04 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMTA project to genetically engineer cassava to provide a day's nutrition in one meal has progressed with the approval of initial field trials.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/news/-super-cassava-to-enter-field-trials.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionThu, 19 Feb 2009 14:20:00 GMTResearchers in India have found a link between vitamin B12 intake in women and diabetes in their offspring.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/news/vitamin-b12-deficiency-linked-to-diabetes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionThu, 08 Jan 2009 15:27:27 GMTA peanut butter-like paste has been proposed to curb childhood malnutrition, but critics claim there is little evidence for its success.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/features/treating-malnutrition-proves-a-sticky-business.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionFri, 03 Oct 2008 17:15:45 GMTChina must confront changing diets, more sedentary lives, and a 'plump is prosperous' culture to halt obesity, say Rachel Huxley and Yangfeng Wu.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-challenge-of-improving-nutrition/opinions/china-too-must-confront-obesity.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_thechallengeofimprovingnutritionThu, 28 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/