Food Insecurity

Climate Change May Give Rise To Food Insecurity; Says Study

Climate change could seriously have adverse effects on groundwater supplies, food production and security, stormwater runoff, biodiversity and ecosystems.

Home Gardens May Help Deal With Food Insecurity And Health Problems

The study that was published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviour, recommends prompting home gardening, assisted by nutritional education to overcome all food and health related problems.

Food Insecurity Predicts Obesity for Young Women

Females are prone to obesity in early adulthood owing to prolonged periods of food insecurity and harsh parenting practices: study.

Food Insecurity During COVID-19 May Increase Heart Diseases Risk; Expert Diet Tips For Healthy Heart

Coronavirus Pandemic: A new study discovered that that increasing food insecurity had a prominent impact on cardiovascular mortality rate among adults between the ages of 20 and 64.

Up to 600,000 People are Short of Food in Burundi - WFP

Some 600,000 people are short of food in Burundi due to drought and flooding in the past year and the number could rise to 700,000 by next year, a World Food Programme official said.

U.S. Hunger Risk Rate Falls To Lowest Since Before Recession

About 42.2 million Americans struggled to afford or obtain adequate nutrition at some point in 2015, a 12 percent drop from 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in an annual survey released Wednesday.

Inadequate Access To Food Associated With Premature Mortality: Study

For the study, people were categorised as food secure, or marginally, moderately or severely food insecure. Food insecure people were found 10 to 37 percent more likely to die prematurely from any cause other than ...

Children From Families With Food Insecurity Likely To Suffer From Poor Health: Study

A recent study has claimed that children with limited access to nutritious foods may have poor overall health in future.

Are Aquaculture and Fisheries a Solution to Food Insecurity?

Women-led aquafarming projects in Bangladesh have led to a 500% increase in fish productionIn Bangladesh, more than 20 million people currently suffer from undernutrition, and nearly a third of the population live in poverty. ...

822 Million Suffer From Chronic Malnutrition, FAO Says

Almost 822 million people suffered from chronic malnutrition and about 2,000 million had food insecurity in 2018, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN has said in a report.