Category Archives: nutrition

New Book Release! Diversifying Food and Diets: Using Agricultural Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition and Food Security

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

With some of my Bioversity colleagues, Danny Hunter and Teresa Borelli, and colleague/chef Federico Mattei, we edited a new book entitled “Diversifying Food and Diets: Using Agricultural Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition and Health.” The book is part of the Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity series … Continue reading →

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New UNICEF Nutrition Report Released

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

UNICEF’s nutrition report has just been released and I think it is a great contribution to what has been a big year for nutrition within the development agenda. The last time we saw a report from UNICEF on nutrition statistics … Continue reading →

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Business case for Sustainable Diets

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

This is a repost from the Guardian’s Sustainable Business Blog. See original post here. Making the business case for sustainable food Scrutinising the issues around diet, disease and poverty will allow us to make informed choices about how to tackle … Continue reading →

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Prevention over treatment

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

Spending the week in new york at columbia university in nutrition courses for health professionals. Spent two days on lipoprotein metabolism and cardiovascular disease and targeting medications. Our U.S. health professionals are spending their time and talent treating NCDs, a … Continue reading →

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Potato chips are really bad for you. Sad…

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

I really like chips. Especially the jalapeno flavored ones I used to get in Washington Heights. Miss Vickies to be precise. They are good here in Italy too – especially when accompanied by Prosecco as an aperitivo. And maybe this … Continue reading →

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The Holy Grail of Nutrition, at least this month

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

One of the holy grails in nutrition is to better understand how agriculture and our food system can improve nutrition and health. Well, it is the current flavor of the month. Often called “nutrition sensitive programming or approaches,” most are … Continue reading →

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The Obesity Riddle

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

By 2015, the year in which the Millennium Development Goals will come to an end, it is estimated that worldwide, one in every third persons will be overweight and one in ten will be obese. Staggering statistics yes? Why is … Continue reading →

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Sanitation and Hygiene impacts stunting in Ethiopian region

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

An interesting study was published in the Public Health Nutrition journal that examined which type of interventions can reduce stunting, linear growth retardation, in children ages 6 to 36 months over a five year period in the Amhara region of … Continue reading →

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“Ethiopia stretches her hands unto God”

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

I have been in Ethiopia for a week for work. Undernutrition remains a huge issue here. More than 1 out of 4 women in Ethiopia is affected by undernutrition and anaemia. Child undernutrition remains high with 44% of children under … Continue reading →

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Nutrition: A Critical Element for People, Food and Nature

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Original post on the Landscapes Blog for People, Food and Nature. When we think of food production, ecosystem health, and human wellbeing, one crucial element is often not mentioned: nutrition. Nutrition is everyone’s business and no one’s responsibility, as the … Continue reading →

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