2005 Articles

Agricultural Biodiversity and Nutrition

Fanzo, Jessica C.

More than 900,000,000 people are hungry every day. One in three people suffers from illnesses related to malnutrition and lack of essential nutrients, with the majority being women and children. While vitamin A and zinc deficiency together contribute to more than 500,000 child mortalities each year, at the same time diseases previously associated with affluence, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease, are growing most rapidly in low- and middle-income countries.