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A grid of 200 human icons represents excess deaths in Nigeria after potential funding cuts for nutrition treatment. Most icons (in dark blue) indicate baseline deaths, while 40 icons at the bottom (in red) represent additional deaths due to a 49% reduction in treatment. The title reads: "Excess Deaths After Nutrition Treatment Funding Cuts," with a legend showing dark blue as "Baseline" and red as "Additional deaths with 49% reduction in treatment."

Visualizing Nutrition Deficits After USAID's Overhaul

by Abraham D. Flaxman, Sylvia Lutze, Alison Bowman

A new computer simulation illustrates the impact of alternative funding scenarios for child nutrition programs in LMICs

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Farmers transport teff from their farm in the town of Woliso, Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 22, 2018

Nutrition for Growth: A Crossroads for Ethiopia's Healthy Future

by Dereje Duguma

Ethiopia's minister for health services and programs lays out long-term strategies for nutrition and global partnerships

People wait in line at the Care Harbor/LA free clinic in Los Angeles, California, on September 27, 2012.

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How the MAHA Commission Can Improve U.S. Life Expectancy

by Thoai D. Ngo

To help Americans live healthier, policymakers should address what researchers call the causes of causes for ill health

A boy shows fish to the photographer after fishermen returned from a trip on their boats, in the small fishing village of Ban Nam Khem, Thailand, on December 9, 2009.

Food

Small Fish: Big Nutritional Impact

by Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Ben Wismen

Incorporating indigenous small fish into local diets can deliver health benefits to communities facing malnutrition

Food

Anemia and School Attendance in India

by Santosh Kumar, Jan-Walter De Neve

More than half of adolescent girls and nearly one-third of boys suffer from anemia, weakening India's education system

Southern States Eat Fewer Fruits and Vegetables: In 2021, nearly 57% of Alabama residents had a low-fruit diet and 75% of residents had a low-vegetable diet.

Food

The Last Mile of Nutrition

by Louisa Ewald, Kate LeGrand, Ali H. Mokdad, Gregory A. Roth

Introducing a new way to measure the health impacts of community-based food programs and farmers markets

Food

A New Roadmap For Obesity Prevention

by Rodrigo M. Carrillo Larco, J. Jaime Miranda

Countries should adopt a multidisciplinary approach to address nutritional transitions

A man sells groceries at his store in a market.

Food

Corporate Influence in Ecuador’s Food Policy

by Irene Torres, Daniel López Cevallos

Recent policies enable corporations to set priorities for the country’s child malnutrition strategy

The arms of school boys are seen carrying their tiffin boxes as they wait to receive their free mid-day meal, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi July 19, 2013.

Food

Giving a Boost to School Lunches in India

by Santosh Kumar

Supplementing school lunches with iron-fortified salt can help reduce anemia in kids

A woman dressed in a head covering and long dress carries bread as she walks on a frost-covered footbridge in the interiors of Nigeen Lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar, India, December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Food

A Clear Fix for a Common Birth Defect in India

by Siddhesh Zadey, Sweta Dubey

Folic acid fortification in food can help reduce neural tube defects in India

A boy collects candy as he goes trick-or-treating for Halloween in Santa Monica, California, October 31, 2012. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)

Food

Foods That are Worse for You Than Halloween Candy

by Alejandra Martinez

There's a surprising amount of sugar in some "healthy" foods compared to your favorite Halloween treats

A close-up image of a man's arm in a brown sweater carrying a big armload of leafy broccoli at a farmers market in Ta' Qali, Malta, on February 6, 2018.

Food

Just One to Two Servings of Vegetables a Day Improves Health

by Katherine Leach-Kemon, Ruri Syailendrawati

But eating more vegetables is still better

Tomatoes ripen on a vine in a garden in Santa Maria Chiquimula, Guatemala.

Food

Growing Beyond Cultural Barriers in Guatemala

by Isabella Rolz, Jorge Rodriguez

How a young Maya woman is helping other women in her community blossom, one garden at a time

A mother in a blue shirt and orange head wrap breastfeeds her newborn as she sits next to her partner, who wears a white collared shirt as he fawns over the child. The two sit in front of a window with green metalwork in a well-lit white hospital room.

Food

How AI Is Transforming Maternal Health Care in Vietnam

by Linh Nguyen

Southeast Asia is harnessing technology to equip parents with better information about childhood nutrition