Background: Considering that food insecurity can be a precursor to health and nutrition problems, determining its associated factors seems necessary in any society. The purpose of this case-control study was to determine the food insecurity, c-reactive protein (CRP), and some socio-economic factors in type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: The present study was conducted on 200 people with type 2 d...

1. Food Security: One of China’s Most Important Topics 1.1 Population pressure 1.2 Resource pressures 1.3 Grain is taken as one of the most important topics in China 2. Chinese Understanding of Food Security 2.1 Quantity implications 2.2 Quality implications 2.3 Other implications 3. The “White Paper: The Grain Issues in China” 3.1 The background for publishing the white paper 3.2 The main cont...

Background: Food insecurity denotes failure to provide adequate food. Knowledge and attitude play a key role in food security, which is of paramount importance in the first two years of life. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate mothers' knowledge and attitude towards food security in complementary feeding of 1-2 year-old offspring. Method: Using a cross-sectional study, 400 mothers of children 1-...

397 COVER Children learning science, like these 7-year-olds tackling nuclear physics in 1948, must work through their mistakes and misconceptions. The route to science literacy involves reading, debate, presentation, and writing. See the special section beginning on page 447.

Food security can be defined as “secure access to enough food at all times.” Aquaculture can affect human food security by increasing income and thus enlarging the capacity to purchase food on the market. In this study, however, the primary concern is with the aquaculture product as food, not as a commodity of economic value to its producers and sellers. The major impact of aquaculture’s produc...

Papers Editorial: food security, complex emergencies and longer-term programming Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Food security in complex emergencies: enhancing food system resilience Food security in protracted crises: building more effective policy frameworks A 'principled' approach to complex emergencies: testing a new aid delivery model in the Nuba Mountains Sara Pan...