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Monthly Archives: October 2010
With the World Committee on Food Security meeting this week at FAO…
I thought I would throw in some definitions. It gets super confusing and many think that food security means military protecting national food stores, or food safety. FAO has some decent definitions here too. What does it mean to be … Continue reading
Posted in hunger, malnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, nutrition transition, obesity
Tagged acute hunger, CFS, FAO, food insecurity, hunger, nutrition transition
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fall is here in Campo de’ Fiori
Check out these eggplants the mother of all vegetables in italy. well, unless you classify tomatoes as vegetables…
Posted in farmers market, fresh foods, rome
Tagged eggplant, italy, melanzana, vegetables
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Bringing food back into fashion
The more I work in the nutrition field, the more I realize how critical FOOD has become. And yet, it is essentially ignored by most nutritionist and health practioners. Well not food exactly, but the quality of food. In development … Continue reading
Posted in diversity, food systems, health, mediterranean, nutrition
Tagged dietary guidelines, jama, mediterranean, pollan, reductionism, waage, whole foods
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