Resources Tagged: Malnutrition

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  1. Increasing Interest in Chaya

    2014-01-01 Recently we read correspondence from Penny Rambacher, R.D., a registered dietician working with Miracles in Action in Guatemala. About eight years ago, ECHO’s then-CEO, Dr. Martin Price, suggested to Penny that re-introducing Chaya could be an important way to address malnutrition within the...
    Dark Green Leafy V... Chaya Malnutrition Nutrition Mayan Spinach Cyanide

  2. How Can a Diet Rich in Phosphorus Lead to Phosphorus Deficiency and Other Deficiencies?

    2009-04-01 Phosphorus in the hulls of plant seeds, especially legumes and grains, is bound up in an organic molecule called phytic acid. In addition to the bound phosphorus, phytic acid can interrupt the body’s ability to utilize minerals found in food. Unless the phytic acid molecule is broken down, either...
    Health and Nutrition Health Human Health Malnutrition Phosphorus

  3. Integrating practical nutrition education into community agricultural programs

    2017-11-15 For too long agriculture and nutrition have been separate sectors of development. Producing more food does not insure less child malnutrition in farm families. What are some practical high-impact actions that every family can do to have children who can survive and thrive? How can a development...
    Nutrition Health and Nutrition Malnutrition

  4. Nutrition and Poverty: Papers From the ACC/SCN 24th Session Symposium, Kathmandu, March 1997.

    This report presents a collection of papers discussed at the 24th Session of the United Nations Sub-Committee on Nutrition, held in March 1997 Kathmandu. The Symposium presenters and discussants traced the origins of child malnutrition to low birth weight, maternal deprivation and discrimination...
    Nutrition Poor Social Aspects Malnutrition Poverty South Asia

  5. Leaf for Life Handbook: How to Combat Malnutrition and Improve Food Security with Green Leaf Crops

    2012-05-20 Since 1986 Leaf for Life has worked in Bolivia, Brazil, India, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Swaziland, the United States, and throughout the world to combat malnutrition with green leaves. We use the principles of applied ecology to show people how to make the most of green leafy...
    Dark Green Leafy V... Green Leaves Malnutrition

  6. Food Plants International

    Some 3 billion people in the world live outside the cash economy in the world’s poorest nations. Food security and regular supply are their daily concerns. Chronic malnutrition is a leading cause of death and disease for them. Young children are amongst the most affected. One child every 5-10...
    FPS Plant Identification FPI Malnutrition Underutilized Crops

  7. Bread for the World

    1975-01-01 Examines social, economic, and political aspects of international hunger and of its possible alleviation and explains how the ordinary person can help to shape public policy conducive to greater, more effective efforts toward alleviation.
    Malnutrition Food relief Food Supply

  8. Amaranth Farming for Community Empowerment

    2018-08-07 Session: In the Tanzanian population occupational context, the majority (80%) experience food insecurity and poverty, and malnutrition is a phenomenon that has for a long time remained the main cause of child mortality, stunting and the most important impediment to further economic growth of the...
    East Africa Amaranth Malnutrition East Africa

  9. MyCotoxins Linked To Malnutrition In Developing Countries

    Mycotoxins are naturally-occurring toxic metabolites produced by fungi (moulds). It is estimated that about a quarter of the world’s food crops, including many staple foods, are affected by mycotoxin-producing fungi. In the supply chain, mould growth can happen in the pre-harvest phase, and...
    Mycotoxins Food Safety Malnutrition

  10. The Nutrient Content of Moringa oleifera Leaves

    2020-01-01 Despite considerable interest in the use of Moringa oleifera as a nutrient source, gaps and inconsistencies in the information on the nutrient content of this interesting plant remain. There are many reasons for this. The nutrient content of newly harvested plant material naturally varies with...
    Health and Nutrition Malnutrition Leafy Vegetables Moringa Leaf Extract Moringa oleifera Moringa