NewsRack: flenvcenter/Food_Regional/Food-Security/Famine

Cleveland women held captive have long-term injuries: sources - Denver Post: National News Headlines

By Kim Palmer, Reuters — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Two of the women imprisoned in a Cleveland house in conditions described as similar to a prisoner of war camp suffered from severe malnutrition and will require long-term therapy for injuries

Plotz: You can nosh on me - Denver Post: Opinion

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The Internet shivered with horror and fascination last week at the revelation that the Jamestown colonists cannibalized each other during the dreadful winter of 1609.

133,000 child deaths in Somalia is "off the chart" - Denver Post: National News Headlines

By The Associated Press — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

A decision by extremist Islamic militants to ban delivery of food aid and a "normalization of crisis" that numbed international donors to unfolding disaster made south-central Somalia the most dangerous place in the world to be a child in 2011.

Somalia Islamists ban food aid, child deaths ‘off the charts’ - Salt Lake Tribune

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

by Jason Straziuso The Associated Press Published May 2, 2013 05:28PM MDT Nairobi, Kenya • A decision by extremist Islamic militants to ban delivery of food aid and a “normalization of crisis” that numbed international donors to unfolding disaster made south-central Somalia the most dangerous place in the world to be a child in 2011. The first in-depth study of famine deaths in Somalia in 2011 was released Thursday, and it estimates that 133,000 children under age 5 died, with child death rates approaching 20 percent in some communities. That’s 133,000 under-5 child d... ...

'Off the charts': 133k Somalia famine child deaths - Denver Post: National News Headlines

By JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya—A decision by extremist Islamic militants to ban delivery of food aid and a "normalization of crisis" that numbed international donors to unfolding disaster made south-central Somalia the most dangerous place in the world to be a child in 2011.

Scholars find cannibalism at Jamestown settlement - Salt Lake Tribune

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

by Brett Zongker The Associated Press Published May 1, 2013 05:16PM MDT Washington • Scientists revealed Wednesday that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Va., survived harsh conditions by turning to cannibalism. For years, there have been tales of people in the first permanent English settlement in America eating dogs, cats, rats, mice, snakes and shoe leather to stave off starvation. There were also written accounts of settlers eating their own dead, but archaeologists had been skeptic... ...

260,000 died in Somali famine, report to be released Thursday says - Denver Post: National News Headlines

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The 2011 Somali famine killed an estimated 260,000 people, half of them age 5 and under, according to a new report to be published this week that more than doubles previous death toll estimates, officials told The Associated Press.

Report: 260,000 died in Somali famine - Salt Lake Tribune

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

by Jason Straziuso The Associated Press Published Apr 29, 2013 09:03PM MDT Nairobi, Kenya • The 2011 Somali famine killed an estimated 260,000 people, half of them age 5 and under, according to a new report to be published this week that more than doubles previous death toll estimates, officials told The Associated Press. The aid community believes that tens of thousands of people died needlessly because the international community was slow to respond to early signs of approaching hunger in East Africa in late 2010 and early 2011. The toll was also exacerbated by extr... ...

Shakespeare lived parallel life as ruthless businessman, study shows - Denver Post: National News Headlines

By The Associated Press — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Hoarder, moneylender, tax dodger — it's not how we usually think of William Shakespeare. But we should, according to a group of academics who say the Bard was a ruthless businessman who grew wealthy dealing in grain during a time of famine.

Study shows Shakespeare as ruthless businessman - Salt Lake Tribune

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

by Jill Lawless The Associated Press Published Mar 31, 2013 09:42AM MDT London • Hoarder, moneylender, tax dodger — it’s not how we usually think of William Shakespeare. But we should, according to a group of academics who say the Bard was a ruthless businessman who grew wealthy dealing in grain during a time of famine. Researchers from Aberystwyth University in Wales argue that we can’t fully understand Shakespeare unless we study his often-overlooked business savvy. “Shakespeare the grain-hoarder has been redacted from history so that Shakespeare the creative gen... ...

Underweight? Maintain a healthy weight and body with nutrient-dense foods, exercise - Denver Post: Lifestyles

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT

It is a problem that most Americans think they would like to have: Being told they don't weigh enough.

Lack of food stunts Chad children, damages minds - Denver Post: National News Headlines

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:30:00 GMT

LOURI, chad — One morning, a little girl called Achta sat in the front row of this village's only school and struggled mightily with the assignment her teacher had given her.

Study: World's population living longer with more disabilities - Denver Post: National News Headlines

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:30:00 GMT

The health of most of the planet's population is rapidly coming to resemble that of the United States, where death in childhood is rare, too much food is a bigger problem than too little, and life is long and often darkened by disability.

Keegan: Obesity epidemic? I'd take feast over famine - Denver Post: Opinion

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:30:00 GMT

In the past, Christmas was a festive time of year when society allowed one person, albeit mythical, to be unapologetically fat. No more. Food Scrooges nationwide are going after the man in the red suit with a vengeance.

Vail Behind the Scenes column: Full bellies, not full landfills - Vail Colorado: Business

Suzanne Hoffman newsroom@vaildaily.com VAIL CO, Colorado — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:30:00 GMT

"Waste not, want not." "Clean your plate! There are starving children in Biafra." Those were my mom's admonitions in my childhood, less than 20 years after World War II ended. As someone who experienced ...

What science says about Mormonism’s health code - Salt Lake Tribune

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:30:00 GMT

By heather may The Salt Lake Tribune Published Oct 1, 2012 08:31AM MDT Utah’s public health officials often credit the state’s good health to its predominant Mormon culture. After all, devout Latter-day Saints’ adherence to their faith’s health code, called the Word of Wisdom, means many Utahns don’t smoke or drink alcohol. Several studies show such allegiance pays off: Mormons in Utah don’t have cancer or heart disease as often. That helps explain why Utah Mormons live longer than the state’s non-Mormons. While some of those extra years — seven for men and almost... ...

But it’s cooler in Canada - Salt Lake Tribune

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:30:00 GMT

By brian moench Published Aug 11, 2012 01:01AM MDT Rex Tillerson, CEO of ExxonMobil, admitted recently that global warming is not a hoax, but that we needn’t worry: “We have spent our entire existence adapting, OK? So we will adapt to this. Changes to weather patterns that move crop production areas around — we’ll adapt to that. It’s an engineering problem, and it has engineering solutions.” Tillerson’s buddies at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce added, “Populations can acclimatize to warmer climates via a range of behavioral, physiological and tech... ...

Wrong on farm bill - Salt Lake Tribune

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Published Jul 18, 2012 01:01AM MDT I’m a large dairy farm calf ranch manager, and the editorial “Malnutrition: House farm bill goes the wrong way” (Our View, July 11) missed the mark in depicting a balanced view of the 2012 farm bill. In a state where around $15 billion and 65,000 jobs can be attributed to agriculture, commodity support shouldn’t be taken lightly. Even so, in 2010, the total funding for commodity programs under the farm bill was one-tenth the amount allocated to food assistance programs. Read the summary by the... ...

Malnutrition - Salt Lake Tribune

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Published Jul 10, 2012 05:25PM MDT Throughout human history, the image of a malnourished person is one of skin and bones. But so successful has the last half-century of American agricultural policy been in reversing this trend that, today, Americans suffer from an epidemic of bad food that is disguised under ever-deeper layers of fat. Every five years or so, Congress labors to bring forth a new farm bill. It is a giant book of rules and regulations, policies and priorities that costs the taxpayers billions in the name of food se... ...

UN: Food supply tenuous for 16 million NKoreans - Denver Post: National News Headlines

By JEAN H. LEE Associated Press — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:30:00 GMT

PYONGYANG, North Korea—Millions of North Korean children are not getting the food, medicine or health care they need to develop physically or mentally, leaving many stunted and malnourished, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Dyer: Whither civilization? - Salt Lake Tribune

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:30:00 GMT

By gwynne dyer Published Jun 8, 2012 01:01AM MDT Reporter: “What do you think of Western civilization, Mr. Gandhi?” Mohandas Gandhi: “I think it would be a good idea.” The quote is probably apocryphal, but if the Mahatma didn’t say it, he should have. Now we have something close to a global civilization: Most of the world’s people work in similar economies, use the same machines and live about as long. They even know most of the same things and have the same ambitions. So we need somebody to ask us the same question. Do we really think a globa... ...

Starvation stalks 1 million children in Africa's Sahel region - Denver Post: National News Headlines

Sat, 26 May 2012 18:30:00 GMT

GOUDOUDE DIOBE, senegal — It's 10 a.m., and the 2-year-old is still waiting for breakfast.

Hunger returns to Africa, stalking 1 million children - Durango Herald

Sat, 26 May 2012 18:30:00 GMT

GOUDOUDE DIOBE, Senegal Its 10 a.m., and the 2-year-old is still waiting for breakfast. Aliou Seyni Diallo collapses to his knees in tears and plops his forehead down on the dirt outside his familys hut.

Obama touts $3B in pledges to help feed Africa - Salt Lake Tribune

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:30:00 GMT

By JULIE PACE The Associated Press Published May 18, 2012 11:48AM MDT Washington • President Barack Obama on Friday said the United States has a “moral imperative” to lead the fight against hunger and malnutrition in Africa despite shrinking national budgets around the world. Obama announced $3 billion in private sector pledges to help boost agriculture and food production in Africa. He said the U.S. and other donor nations would continue to make “historic investments” in development, though he offered no new American government pledges. “Some have asked in a time... ...

Dear Utah, don’t spoil it - Salt Lake Tribune

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:30:00 GMT

By duane keown Published Mar 31, 2012 01:01AM MDT In 1968 the noted ecologist Paul Ehrlich cautioned that nations with stable population numbers must not rest with stability while other nations have burgeoning populations. “It is like a man in a canoe telling his partner that his end of the canoe is sinking,” he said. Utah’s dilemma is our dilemma. In his book, The Population Bomb, the Stanford professor missed with his predictions of global starvation, not anticipating improved food production technologies, and that education of women would re... ...