by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Feb 13, 2020 | News
Nearly half of the world (44%) is now considered obese or overweight, and 4 million deaths each year are attributed to obesity, according to a World Bank report published Feb. 6. Obesity’s prevalence has increased threefold since 1975, rising in all nations and with...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jan 14, 2020 | News
Malnutrition is presenting a “double burden” as nations struggle to address both undernourishment and obesity simultaneously, according to a report published in The Lancet on Dec. 15. This double burden of malnutrition is most pronounced in lower- and middle-income...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Oct 29, 2019 | News
One in three children under the age of 5 suffers from some form of malnutrition. One in two children faces “hidden hunger” in the form of vitamin or mineral deficiency. And one in five is overweight or obese. These were three key findings in The State of the World’s...