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When the policies and programmes developed in Belo Horizonte were rolled out nationally, Brazil experienced a notable decline in hunger.
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Syrian refugees in Lebanon know how best to manage their resources, but food aid currently prevents them.
Reducing food waste by feeding hungry Canadians is a simplistic solution that is deeply problematic and morally distressing.
British children left angry and bewildered by food poverty.
Backpack programs that give students easily prepared foods, like boxed macaroni and cheese and canned beans, can make a difference.
Even without any disruption, SNAP benefits tend to run out before the next disbursement arrives.
These shipments are rarely just about saving lives.
The high costs of finding work make it difficult for young South Africans to get jobs.
Canada’s Food Guide is a political document. It does not represent those who are poor, culturally marginalized and most at risk for food insecurity.
What you remember of your last meal affects when and how much you eat next time around. Neuroscientists have now identified neurons in the brain’s hippocampus that are crucial to this process.
A new federal report on food insecurity on college campuses does a good job of laying out the scope of the problem but falls short when it comes to solutions.
After declining for nearly a decade, the number of hungry people in the world is growing again. Climate change, which is disrupting weather patterns that farmers rely on, is a major cause.
It’s one thing to come up with food security plans. But implementing them is tough.
Although nutritious, inexpensive food options do exist for low-income Canadians, whether those foods are easily accessible or feasible has long evaded both nutrition researchers and politicians.
Food insecurity among students can impair academic performance or even lead to some dropping out.
A new study has found breaking old and forming new habits is key in keeping weight off.
As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise, rice plants produce fewer vitamins and other key nutrients. This could worsen hunger, malnutrition, child stunting and other diet-related health problems.
Missing a meal can certainly push you toward a bad mood. But new research identifies in what kind of situations hunger is most likely to tip toward hanger.
South Africa’s land reform debate must not lose sight of the real issue: how to provide enough food to feed its people.
Cutting the program formerly known as food stamps would hurt low-income Americans and the whole economy.
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor in Food Security; Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Economics, Baylor University
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researcher, University of Cape Town
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, Indiana University
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Network and Research Manager: ARUA – UKRI GCRF FSNet Africa, University of Pretoria
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Principle dietitian at the Nutrition Information Centre, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor of Nutrition Science, Purdue University
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Professor Emeritus of Food Security, Tufts University
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Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Professor and Head of Division Human Nutrition at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University
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Research Program Coordinator, Food Insecurity, University of Toronto
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Research associate at African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town