Designer oils for better nutrition

Enhancing plant seed oils for human nutrition.

The age of true designer plant oils has arrived. Using the tools of biotechnology, it is now possible to modify the fatty acid content of oilseed plants to change the relative abundance of individual fatty acids in seed oil for health purposes or to produce nutritional fatty acids not normally found in crop plants. Fats and oils are an essential part of the human diet, and as a species we consu...

Rehabilitation through Better Nutrition

Food companies and nutrition for better health.

There is now broad acceptance that the future success of global health depends to a large extent upon sound nutrition and physical activity policies. Work with colleagues while at the WHO convinced me that such policies need to be developed and implemented in partnership with the corporate food sector if they are to achieve maximum impact. Soon after accepting my position at PepsiCo, Ricardo Ua...

Cubans team up for better nutrition.

A ham and cheese sandwich every day. Fried chicken and pork rinds. White rice, white bread, and few leafy greens. Soft drinks with every meal. When interviewers asked a nationwide sample of Cubans what they ate on a typical day, and what they would put on a daily menu if they could choose whatever they wanted, these were among the top responses. Results of that landmark study revealed that a ma...

Prospects for better nutrition in India.

Being home to 31% of the world's children who are stunted and 42% of those who are underweight, and with many children and adults affected by micronutrient deficiencies, India is facing huge challenges in the field of nutrition. Even though the Indian Government is investing vast amounts of money into programs that aim to enhance food security, health and nutrition (the Integrated Child Develop...