Eating certain fats might offset some heart risk from weight gain
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're going to overindulge and gain weight, at least try to make sure the extra calories come from unsaturated fats, a new study suggests. When lean people pack on even...
View ArticleThomson Reuters Foundation and FAO launch global food security news platform...
(Source: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) The new Thomson Reuters/FAO global food security news platform aims to fill the information gap on food and hunger issues. 15...
View ArticleNew Report Shows U.S. Lags Behind Much of the World in Requiring Graphic...
(Source: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids) New Report Shows U.S. Lags Behind Much of the World in Requiring Graphic Cigarette Warnings - the FDA Must Act to Catch Up Statement of Matthew L. Myers,...
View ArticleNew Report Shows U.S. Lags Behind Much of the World in Requiring Graphic...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: A new report issued today shows that the United States...
View ArticleChina goes from hungry nation to farm giant that feeds the world (The Central...
(Source: The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China) China goes from hungry nation to farm giant that feeds the world While China feeds the world's largest population, it is also...
View ArticleChina contributes greatly to global food security (Ministry of Agriculture of...
(Source: Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China) China contributes greatly to global food security DATE:2014-10-16 SOURCE:China Daily Updated: 2014-10-16 02:37 BEIJING - As the...
View ArticleSmoking causes 14 million medical conditions in US yearly, study finds
By Megan GannonPublished October 15, 2014 Facebook0 Twitter0 Email Print Smoking is to blame for about 14 million major medical conditions among American adults yearly, a new study shows. That number...
View ArticleTwo billion people suffering from hidden hunger according to 2014 Global...
(Source: IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute) October 13, 2014, Washington D.C.-A staggering 2 billion people get so little essential vitamins and minerals from the foods they eat that...
View ArticleChina goes from hungry nation to farm giant that feeds the world
While China feeds the world's largest population, it is also feeding starving people across the world, playing an important role in helping tackle global hunger, experts said. "As a major responsible...
View ArticleRead more (Oxfam International)
(Source: Oxfam International) One in four people in South Africa do not have enough to eat, and half the population is at risk of hunger, despite the country producing more than enough food. According...
View ArticleBurundi, Eritrea, East Timor top global hunger index
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sixteen countries have alarming levels of hunger, with Burundi the worst affected, according to an annual index released on Monday which also reveals that 2...
View ArticleREGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE (UNOG - United Nations...
(Source: UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva) Where global solutions are shaped for you | News & Media | REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE...
View Article>Ebola escalation could trigger major food crisis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The global famine warning system is predicting a major food crisis if the Ebola outbreak continues to grow exponentially over the coming months, and the United Nations still...
View ArticleEbola escalation could trigger major food crisis
The global famine warning system is predicting a major food crisis if the Ebola outbreak continues to grow exponentially over the coming months, and the United Nations still hasn't reached over 750,000...
View ArticleThese Harrowing Numbers Prove Hunger Is Far More Of A Dire Issue Than We Realize
Many of us in this county have never experienced hunger and don’t know what it is to be too undernourished to work, study or even play. But hunger is the number one health risk in the world today,...
View ArticleCan the world produce enough food for 2 billion more people?
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With the world population rising, demographers are grappling with one of the most pressing issues of the century - will there be enough food for an extra two to four...
View ArticleWhy America changed its mind on gay marriage
October 13, 2014 -- Updated 1303 GMT (2103 HKT) Chad Biggs, left, and his fiancé, Chris Creech, say their wedding vows at the Wake County Courthouse in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday, October 10,...
View ArticleHow to teach … World Food Day 2014
Famine, under-nourishment and the role smallholder farmers play in feeding our growing population – tackle all these issues using our collection of lesson resources about World Food Day ...
View ArticleElection 2014: Why voters don't care
updated 9:07 AM EDT, Mon October 13, 2014 Editor's note: Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and a New America fellow. He is the author of "Jimmy Carter"...
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