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Food Supply

Commentary
Climate Change, Uncertainty Cast Clouds on Malawi's Food Policies
Malawi has the highest per capita maize consumption in Africa, but it may need to consider alternatives, taking into greater consideration weather, climate change and water needs.
May 20, 2014
Journal Article
Tailored Nutrition Education and Food Assistance Improve Adherence to HIV Antiretroviral Therapy: Evidence from Honduras
Food insecurity and malnutrition negatively affect adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and are associated with poor HIV clinical outcomes.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Material Hardships Among Low-Income Households with Children
This study estimates the effects of participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on the risk of food as well as nonfood material hardships experienced by low-income households with children.
Dec 1, 2013
Report
Responding to Foodborne Disease Outbreak
The Guidelines for Foodborne Outbreak Response and the companion Toolkit developed by the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) are valuable resources, according to their target audience. However, lack of resources may be a challenge when it comes to implementing the CIFOR's recommendations.
May 7, 2013
Journal Article
Antiretroviral Therapy and Food Security Support Each Other
In examining the socioeconomic benefits of HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda, researchers find that ART helps alleviate the food insecurity of adults with HIV, which in turn may improve ART outcomes.
Nov 1, 2012
Dissertation
Food Security, Livelihoods, and Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV: Evidence for Policy in Resource-Limited Settings
Provides evidence that food assistance, livelihood interventions, and antiretroviral therapy all have a role to play in improving the economic and nutritional well-being of people living with HIV in developing countries.
Aug 3, 2012
Project
How Does Neighborhood Environment Impact Health Outcomes?
The PHRESH project examines how neighborhood characteristics—like access to fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats—could make residents more or less healthy.
Sep 8, 2011
Journal Article
Food Prices and the Dynamics of Body Weight
The authors study the short- and long-run body weight consequences of changing food prices, in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS).
Apr 1, 2011
Journal Article
Los Angeles Fast-Food Restaurant Ban Unlikely to Have Impact on Obesity
Restrictions on fast-food chain restaurants in South Los Angeles are not addressing the main differences between neighborhood food environments and are unlikely to improve the diet of residents or reduce obesity.
Oct 6, 2009
Journal Article
Neighborhood Food Environments and Body Mass Index: The Importance of In-Store Contents
The availability of energy-dense snack foods in grocery stores plays a role in the weight status of neighborhood residents.
Sep 1, 2009
Journal Article
Obesity and the Built Environment: Changes in Environmental Cues Cause Energy Imbalances
This paper reviews documented changes in the food environment, changes in the physical activity environment and the mechanisms through which people respond to these environments, often without conscious awareness or control.
Dec 1, 2008
Journal Article
Food Prices and Weight Gain During Elementary School: 5-Year Update
Childhood overweight has increased rapidly over the last two decades. Energy-dense foods are cheaper per calorie, which could be a partial explanation for why the highest rates of obesity are observed among groups of limited economic means.
Nov 1, 2008
Journal Article
Disparities in the Food Environment Surrounding US Middle and High Schools
Hispanic youth are likely to attend schools surrounded by convenience stores, restaurants, or off-licenses. Middle schools have fewer surrounding businesses than high schools, and larger schools have fewer surrounding businesses than smaller schools.
Jul 1, 2008
Research Brief
Perennial Cornucopia: Planning the Next Agricultural Revolution
This research brief summarizes information about perennial polyculture farming and discusses its potential for reducing worldwide hunger and malnutrition, reversing environmental degradation, and redressing the loss of biodiversity.
Jul 2, 2007
Report
Perennial Polyculture Farming and the Next Agricultural Revolution
Ideally, improved agricultural practices should continue to increase food production while reducing environmental damage and other undesirable effects of current methods. Perennial polyculture farming could be an important step toward realizing that goal.
Jun 17, 2007
Journal Article
The Social Construction of Anemia in School Shelters for Indigenous Children in Mexico
Indigenous children in school shelters in Mexico suffer from anemia in spite of food that is subsidized, prepared, and served to them.
Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article
The U.S. Agricultural System: A Target for Al-Qaeda?
Discusses the Impact of a major act of agricultural bio-terrorism in the United States.
Jan 1, 2005
Report
The Future of Genetically Modified Crops: Lessons from the Green Revolution
Investigates the circumstances and processes required to establish the new ''Gene Revolution'' in which genetically modified crops are tailored to address chronic agricultural problems in specific regions of the world.
Aug 17, 2004
Report
Hitting America's Soft Underbelly: The Potential Threat of Deliberate Biological Attacks Against the U.S. Agricultural and Food Industry
Assesses the vulnerabilities of the agricultural sector and the food chain to a deliberate act of biological terrorism and explores the likely outcomes of a successful attack
May 2, 2004
Research Brief
How to Address the Threat of Agroterrorism
The U.S. agriculture sector and the food industry in general have received little attention with respect to protection against terrorist incidents. How are livestock and produce vulnerable? What would the consequences of an agroterrorism attack be?
Jan 1, 2004

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