Copenhagen Consensus 2008 malnutrition and hunger executive summary

Posted by on Dec 17, 2012 in Articles and Editorials | 0 comments This paper updates estimates from the 2004 Copenhagen Consensus and finds that both micronutrient supplementation/fortification and promotion of breastfeeding remain highly cost-effective. Additionally, we find that de-worming is as attractive as micronutrient interventions. Bio-fortification remains promising but not yet with widespread results. However, all of these interventions address...
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A systems science perspective and transdisciplinary models for food and nutrition security

Posted by on Dec 17, 2012 in Research | 0 comments We argue that food and nutrition security is driven by complex underlying systems and that both research and policy in this area would benefit from a systems approach. We present a framework for such an approach, examine key underlying systems, and identify transdisciplinary modeling tools that may prove especially useful.   Ross A. Hammond and Laurette Dubéb Center on Social Dynamics...
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Are Organic Foods Safer or Healthier Than Conventional Alternatives? A Systematic Review

Posted by on Dec 15, 2012 in Research | 0 comments Our growing nutrition crisis has come to a point where organic foods, which are in many cases grown to be more nutritions, are not more nutrient dense than conventional foods. The recent systematic review from Stanford discusses this. “Consumers purchase organic foods for many reasons. Despite the widespread perception that organically produced foods are more nutritious than conventional...
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What is Nutrient Sufficiency?

Posted by on Dec 15, 2012 in Research | 0 comments Nutrient sufficiency refers to our body’s ability to absorb the necessary level of micronutrients, vitamins, and other key substances that it requires. The nutrient content of people’s diets has declined significantly over time.  Globally, diets today are less diverse and are composed of a higher percentage of processed foods than ever before. Changes to our food and health systems aimed...
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The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Posted by on Dec 14, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) is the largest ever systematic effort to illustrate both the distribution and cause of diseases and other health risks. The most recent study indicate that more people are suffering from non-communicable diseases, and while people are living longer, they spend more years living with injury and illness. This result is of particular interest, as we...
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