Posts Tagged ‘hunger’
Low-protein diet: How orangutans survive
RUTGERS (US) — How orangutans survive during extreme food shortages may help scientists better understand human eating disorders and obesity. Continue…
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:12 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Aug 4, 2011 12:31 - 2 Comments
Soy snacks combat hunger in India
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Adding curry to protein-rich soy is giving hungry children in India a healthy snack that tastes good and is good for them. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 1, 2011 12:22 - 0 Comments
To feel full, think ‘treat’ when you eat
YALE (US) — People who think they’re indulging when they eat have lower levels of ghrelin, the so-called “hunger hormone,” new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 30, 2011 11:59 - 0 Comments
Rural counties hardest hit by hunger
U. ILLINOIS (US) — In the U.S., 44 mostly rural, mostly African-American counties fall into the top 10 percent for both food insecurity and food prices. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 24, 2011 17:13 - 2 Comments
Global effort needed to feed the world
PENN STATE (US) — An integrated approach across multiple international disciplines is the only thing that can successfully solve the world’s food problems while reducing pollution. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 2, 2010 13:21 - 2 Comments
Stay hungry to stay awake
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US)—Being hungry may provide a way to stay awake without feeling groggy or mentally challenged, according to new research with fruit flies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 7, 2010 14:39 - 0 Comments
Childhood malnutrition has long reach
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—Malnutrition early in life appears to diminish brain function in older adults, according to a new study that has implications for poor, developing nations. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 22, 2010 13:07 - 1 Comment
Effort in Philippines to grow robust rice
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—An effort to use modern molecular tools to produce a more efficient and higher-yielding form of rice to ease the threat of hunger for the poor is under way in the Philippines. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 11, 2010 15:25 - 0 Comments
From fruit flies, timely clues about fighting flab
TEXAS A&M (US)—The tiny tongue of a fruit fly could provide big answers to questions about human eating habits, possibly even leading to new ways to treat obesity. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 5, 2009 13:57 - 1 Comment
Food insecurity growing issue for kids
WASHINGTON-ST. LOUIS (US)—The percentage of black children who live in a household where food stamps will be used at some point in their childhood is a staggering 90 percent, according to a new study. (more…)
