Monthly Archives: January 2010

Grass fed ain’t always the best. Now what?

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

Slate published an article by one of my favorite food authors of late, James McWilliams, basically letting us know that grass-fed beef, you know the beef that pollan touts as being better for you because of the high omega 3 … Continue reading →

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Obesity rates in the US leveling off

Posted on January 23, 2010 by

Obesity levels in the United States are very high, exceeding 30% in both men and women, and in most age groups. The prevalence of obesity in adult men is 32% and in women is 35%. Obesity varies mainly with race … Continue reading →

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Five years left to achieve the Millennium Development Goals

Posted on January 20, 2010 by

I recently authored a paper of an Evaluation of Progress Toward the Millennium Development Goal One–Hunger Target. The paper was commissioned by the World Food Programme and is now available at full length here. One of the targets of the … Continue reading →

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If you want to help Haiti, donate to these organizations

Posted on January 19, 2010 by

Partners in Health’s Stand with Haiti – they have been there forever and have the medical care to provide. World Food Programme – This UN organization gets food and supplies there fast, and efficiently. Concern – can help treat acute … Continue reading →

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Why do we care where celebrities eat?

Posted on January 19, 2010 by

Because, according to James Cameron of Avatar and Titanic (yish), after saying some lame speech in Avatar language Na’vi at the Golden Globe awards, moviestars and those that make movies have the best job in the world and they should … Continue reading →

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The promised land

Posted on January 18, 2010 by

Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long … Continue reading →

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Pedro Sanchez talks about agriculture and a green revolution in Africa

Posted on January 17, 2010 by

Very informative short video on the challenges and solutions for agriculture in Africa.

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The new organic – shade grown coffee

Posted on January 17, 2010 by

Did you know about “shade grown” coffee? It is being touted as the next big environmental savior in the world of coffee next to organic and fair trade. I started to do some research into it because I drank about … Continue reading →

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Ending hunger in our lifetime?

Posted on January 16, 2010 by

One of the targets of the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) is to reduce the proportion of people who suffer from hunger by half between 1990 and 2015, with hunger measured as the proportion of the population who are undernourished … Continue reading →

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NY Times op-ed on Ethiopia Millennium Village

Posted on January 16, 2010 by

Guest writer for Kristof of NY Times, Jeff Marlow, a graduate student at the California Institute of Technology, wrote an op-ed piece on the Ethiopian Millennium Village of Koraro. I have traveled and worked here – the transformation of this … Continue reading →

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