‘Growing’ Insecurity in Agricultural Food Chains: An Editorial Commentary

Food Insecurity and Chronic Diseases: The Editorial

food insecurity and chronic diseases: the editorial

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Commentary: Assessing food insecurity in Trinidad and Tobago.

Journal of Epidemiology on a study in Trinidad and Tobago that investigated whether household food insecurity was associated with obesity in this middle-income country. 1 They found that food insecurity was associated with underweight but not with obesity. Food insecurity was also associated with decreased consumption of fruits and vegetables, a result previously reported in several studies, an...

Urbanization, government policies and growing food insecurity in Kathmandu metropolis.

Chronic Food Insecurity Transitory Food Insecurity

Food UTILIZATION Utilization is commonly understood as the way the body makes the most of various nutrients in the food. Sufficient energy and nutrient intake by individuals is the result of good care and feeding practices, food preparation, diversity of the diet and intra-household distribution of food. Combined with good biological utilization of food consumed, this determines the nutritional...