malnutrition
Obesity: Paying For Your Grandparents’ Malnutrition?
Intergenerational effects could explain why obesity is predicted to hit the developing world hardest, scientists say.
From Field To Fork
Science and technology play an important role in ensuring food security in Asia, says Professor Paul Teng, senior fellow at the Center for Non-Traditional Security Studies in Singapore.
Taxing By The Pound
As Asia transitions from battling infectious microbes to battling the bulge, can a controversial 'fat tax' in Japan keep waistlines under control?
Asia’s Nutrition Time Bomb
Concerted action is required to deal with Asia's twin threats of obesity and under-nutrition, write Don Gunasekera and David Newth.
Turning To Crickets To Fight Malnutrition
A project to encourage insect farming is underway in Laos, however, it remains to be seen whether insect-eating will take off globally.
India Needs Grassroots Innovations, Say Scientists
Grassroots innovations could help India’s economic development, scientists say.
Vietnam’s Foray Into Social Marketing Of Nutrition
The Vietnamese government is using social marketing to change consumer behavior, but unlike private sector marketing, the goal is to benefit consumers rather than the marketer.
Blood Proteins Could Help Monitor Malnutrition
Scientists have identified a range of proteins that can aid understanding of malnutrition among the world's poor.
Thin People Get Diabetes Too, Study
A study has found that blaming fat as the cause of diabetes is misleading and wrongly promotes the idea that the condition is self-induced.
