1. 1/1/2014 Recientemete leímos correspondencia de Penny Rambacher, R.D., una dietista registrada que trabaja con Miracles in Action en Guatemala. Hace alrededor de ocho años, el Presidente de ECHO en ese entonces, Dr. Martin Price, sugirió a Penny que la reintroducción de la chaya podría ser una manera...
  2. 1/4/2009 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...
  3. 15/11/2017 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 20/5/2012 Cómo combatir la desnutrición y mejorar la seguridad alimentaria con verduras de hoja. Author David Kennedy is the founder and Director of this non-governmental organization. All proceeds from the sale of this book go to support Leaf for Life programs. 95 pages, illustrated
  6. 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...
  7. 1/1/1975 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.
  8. 7/8/2018 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 1/1/2020 A pesar del enorme interés en el uso de la Moringa oleifera como fuente de nutrientes, siguen existiendo lagunas e incoherencias en la información sobre el contenido de nutrientes de esta interesante planta. Existen varias razones para ello. El contenido de nutrientes de la materia vegetativa...