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Alleviating Hidden Hunger: Approaches that work

Despite abundant global food supplies, widespread malnutrition persists in many developing countries. Micronutrient malnutrition is particularly damaging but it can, with relative ease, be eradicated. Published in IAEA Bulletin Volume 45, No.1

Published in 2003, by Eileen Kennedy, Venkatesh Mannar, Venkatesh Iyengar, IAEA

Breeding Crops for Better Nutrition

Fortifying foods and providing supplements are the main strategies used to reduce hidden hunger. However, the reach of these interventions can be quite limited, especially in rural areas of developing countries where most of the poor live. Biofortification is a promising innovation that could help fight hidden hunger especially in rural areas. Published...

Published in 2009, by Yassir Islam, Christine Hotz, IAEA

Don’t forget the food crisis: New policy directions needed - UN DESA Policy Brief No. 8

In view of the present global financial crisis, it is more important than ever to strengthen the development finance architecture, not only to limit the negative effects of the crises and to enable countries to respond effectively, but also to ensure that the internationally agreed development goals can be met without diverting either external or domestic...

Published in 2008, by UN DESA

Fighting Malnutrition

Alan Jackson explains how nuclear technologies are helping scientists to understand, treat and prevent malnutrition wherever this scourge might be afflicting children. Published in IAEA Bulletin, Volume 50, No.2

Published in 2009, by Louise Potterton, IAEA

Les premières années: Les clés de la nutrition et de la santé infantiles

Le présent aperçu met en lumière certaines activités dans lesquelles on utilise des isotopes stables, comme la mesure de l’absorption du lait maternel par les nourrissons, de la masse maigre (masse musculaire) des mères allaitantes et de la biodisponibilité du fer chez les nourrissons et les jeunes enfants. Publié dans IAEA bulletin Volume 47, No.1

Published in 2005, by Lena Davidsson, AIEA - IAEA

Los primeros años: Claves para la nutrición y la salud infantiles

En esta breve reseña se destacan actividades seleccionadas en la esfera de la nutrición infantil en las que se han utilizado técnicas de isótopos estables. Se incluyen proyectos para medir la ingestión de leche por los niños amamantados, la masa corporal delgada (masa muscular) de las madres lactantes y la biodisponibilidad de hierro en los lactantes y...

Published in 2005, by Lena Davidsson, OIEA - IAEA

Schools for nutrition

Out of ten children born in developing countries, one will die before his or her fifth birthday, for a disturbing total of more than 10 million young lives lost each year. In more than half of these deaths, undernutrition is an important factor. Clearly, something needs to be done to combat this emergency, and the IAEA is playing its part. With three events...

Published in 2007, by Lena Davidsson, IAEA

SCN News No 38: Climate Change: food and nutrition security implications

This edition of the SCN News is rightfully dedicated to climate change and its implications on food and nutrition. It is hoped to be thought provoking, showing you how climate change impacts on nutrition. The topic has been approached from very different angles: impacts on food security (in general, in the Asia-Pacific region and sub-Saharan Africa),...

Published in 2010, by SCN

Sustaining Food Security

Good seeds and fertilizer, albeit extremely important, will not alone solve the issue of sustainable agriculture and food production if the most precious resources — our soil and water — are squandered. Through integrated management of these resources, and with the application of a range of technologies, including nuclear technologies, current farming...

Published in 2009, by Werner Burkart, IAEA

Ten Minutes to Learn about Nutrition Programming - Magazine Issue No. 3/2008, Supplement

Sight and Life Magazine carries news, features, letters and editorials on nutrition and health-related projects and research activities from on-the-ground practioners as well as leading experts and policymakers in public health and nutrition. This issue of the Sight and Life Magazine focuses on Nutrition Programming.

Published in 2008, by WFP, DSM

The early years: keys to child nutrition & health

This brief overview highlights selected activities in infant nutrition where stable isotope techniques have been used. They include projects to measure human milk intake in breast-fed infants, lean body mass (muscle mass) in lactating mothers, and bioavailability of iron in infants and young children. Published in IAEA Bulletin Volume 47, No 1.

Published in 2005, by Lena Davidsson, IAEA