Protein-energy malnutritionamrow on May 21st, 2009
s the most lethal form of malnutrition/hunger. It is basically a lack of calories and protein. Food is converted into energy by humans, and the energy contained in food is measured by calories. Protein is necessary for key body functions including provision of essential amino acids and development and maintenance of muscles. No one really knows how many people are malnourished. The statistic most frequently cited is that of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, which measures ‘undernutrition’. The most recent estimate (2006) of the FAO says that 854 million people worldwide are undernourished. This is 12.6 percent of the estimated world population of 6.6 billion. Most of the undernourished–820 million–are in developing countries. The FAO estimate is based on statistical aggregates.
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http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm
WFP in Pakistan and focus in Women “Mother Day”amrow on May 15th, 2009
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is scaling up its humanitarian assistance efforts in response to increased troubles in Pakistan. The rise in violence has led families to flee their homes, making them internally displaced people within Pakistan. WFP and other humanitarian agencies are responding to these needs.
The valuable role of women was one of the topics that Josette Sheeran, executive director of WFP, recently wrote about in a blog post for The Huffington Post. She reflected on her two years as executive director and made it clear that hunger can be solved. She outlined what she has learned about hunger and said, “I’ve learned that hunger can be chronic, creating a negative downward cycle where malnourished mothers – often little more than children themselves – have malnourished babies who must struggle from their first breath to even survive.”
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US: 12 million children face hunger and food insecurity !!amrow on May 15th, 2009
More than 12 million children are threatened with the risk of inadequate food and hunger in the US, according to a new report from the food bank advocacy Feeding America.
Significantly, the study found that more than 3.5 million children under the age of five face hunger. This figure amounts to fully 17 percent—one in every six—of American children age five and under.
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Save foodadmin on May 7th, 2009
Voices of hungeradmin on May 7th, 2009
New ways to fight hungeradmin on May 7th, 2009
Not enough food. BUT THIS IS A NEW AND GOOD IDEA.
Please watch this:
Dining to Make a Differenceadmin on May 7th, 2009
“A Meal with Meaning
On May 2, 2009, women and men throughout the country participated in the event “Dining to Make a Difference.” But you can still Dine to Make a Difference too!”
Source “http://www.thp.org/get_involved/dine_to_make_a_difference”
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