Monthly Archives: January 2011

The Role of Food and Nutrition System Approaches in Tackling Hidden Hunger

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Just published a new article in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.  Below is the abstract and it is downloadable, free of charge. Holla to open access! One of the World’s greatest challenges is to secure sufficient … Continue reading →

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nourishing the planet (and Africa) with a green revolution

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

I just got through reading Worldwatch Institute’s new report “Nourishing the Planet.” An interesting read, but unfortunately unaccessible for most at $19.95 for a PDF or paperback. Not sure how many in the developing world could buy the report at … Continue reading →

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Kessler’s take on overeating

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

The former FDA commissioner, David Kessler, published a book last year, entitled “The End of Overeating.” I finally just got around to reading it, and I didn’t really put it down, except to eat and well, go to my job. … Continue reading →

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Some food and nutrition sites

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

I just found the sweet beet site through a HuffPo blog. Michelle Madden gives readers some food rules of her own which for the most part, I agree with. 1. The more you know about kale (insert any good-for-you food) the … Continue reading →

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Jerri Blank’s favorite food — “meatballs”

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

I cooked meatballs the other day, one of my other favorite foods from childhood. They are tasty morsels, and it reminded me of an episode of Strangers with Candy when Noblet gives Jerri Blank a “career test” in which the … Continue reading →

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The eggplant is a wonderful thing

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

Call it what you want, melanzane, aubergine, melongene, or Solanum molengena, eggplant is one of my favorite foods. I cooked the classic Fanzo recipe of eggplant parmigiana last weekend for some friends. Although not my best attempt to date, it … Continue reading →

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Dietary diversity plays an important role in child undernutrition and food security in Bangladesh

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

In the last six or seven years, there have been some excellent scientific publications by Arimond and Ruel, Kennedy and colleagues, and Sawadogo demonstrating that dietary diversity is correlated with growth, micronutrient intake in children under five years of age … Continue reading →

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understanding vitamin D

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

The Information is beautiful site, is truly that. I really like their basic graphics on understanding vitamin D.  Nice how graphics can provide so much information and make things so easy to understand. Why is there a need for an … Continue reading →

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Lemons from Amalfi

Posted on January 9, 2011 by
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Sudan votes for a split: how will food insecurity be handled?

Posted on January 9, 2011 by

Sudan will vote today to decide whether or not South Sudan should be its own independent nation. Most in the south say this is long overdue because of years of suppression and civil war. Interestingly, the north is very dry, … Continue reading →

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