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First Famines of Coronavirus Era Are at World’s Doorstep, U.N. Warns

Sun, 2020-09-06 11:03 — mike kraft

The first famines of the coronavirus era could soon hit four chronically food-deprived conflict areas — Yemen, South Sudan, northeast Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo — the top humanitarian official of the United Nations has warned.

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Pandemic brings hard times for farmers, worsening hunger The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside. United Nations experts are holding... AP NEWS

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Pandemic brings hard times for farmers, worsening hunger

Tue, 2020-09-01 09:57 — mike kraft

The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside.

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Battling the 'Quarantine 15': Experts fear COVID-19 weight gain could lead to health complications, weak immune systems A few months into the coronavirus pandemic, in July, Dr. Elizabeth Klodas, a preventative cardiologist and the owner of Step One foods, saw a longtime patient: a 70-year-old man who showed up to the appointment 18 pounds heavier than he was on his last visit. Dietitians and doctors, like Klodas, have YahooNews

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Experts fear COVID-19 weight gain could lead to health complications, weak immune systems

Tue, 2020-08-25 11:16 — mike kraft

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Meatpacking Companies Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19 In documents dating to 2006, government officials predicted that a pandemic would threaten critical businesses and warned them to prepare. Meatpacking companies largely ignored them, and now nearly… Michael Grabell,Bernice Yeung ProPublica

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INVESTIGATION: Meatpacking Companies Reportedly Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19

Sun, 2020-08-23 18:55 — mike kraft

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What is the Food Security Impact of COVID-19 in African Countries? COVID-19 pandemic is impacting rural communities. What is coronavirus food security problem? Can African families, smallholder farmers adapt? Wayan Vota ICTworks

What is the Food Security Impact of COVID-19 in African Countries?

Thu, 2020-08-20 18:43 — mike kraft

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Virus-linked hunger tied to 10,000 child deaths each month HOUNDE, Burkina Faso (AP) — The lean season is coming for Burkina Faso’s children. And this time, the long wait for the harvest is bringing a hunger more ferocious than most have ever... AP NEWS

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Virus-linked hunger tied to 10,000 child deaths each month

Tue, 2020-07-28 09:08 — mike kraft

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Poor diets in the US are a national security threat Poor nutrition is the leading cause of US illnesses, creating a growing burden on the nation's economy, exacerbating health disparities and impacting national security, according to a white paper in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Gisela Crespo, CNN CNN

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Study says poor diets are a national security threat

Sat, 2020-07-25 14:01 — mike kraft

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CLICK HERE - Fact Sheet: Hunger and Poverty in Puerto Rico (2 page .PDF document)

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Fact Sheet: Hunger and Poverty in Puerto Rico

Thu, 2019-02-28 21:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

bread.org - March 1, 2019

Even before Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck Puerto Rico, hunger and food insecurity were much more common among Puerto Ricans than among their fellow U.S. citizens in the 50 states.

Before the hurricanes, 1.5 million Puerto Ricans were food insecure. The child food insecurity rate was 56 percent — nearly triple the average for the rest of the United States.

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ALSO SEE RELATED INFORMATION WITHIN THE LINKS BELOW . .

CLICK HERE - USDA - Household Food Security in the United States in 2017 - September 2018

CLICK HERE - USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture - Puerto Rico

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