Hunger

Funding and supply shortfalls for the UN World Food Programme's relief work in Ethiopia will halt lifesaving treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children at the end of the month. "We are at the breaking point," the agency said on Tuesday.

If you're overwhelmed by the countless protein bars out there, we asked dietitians to help narrow down which are the best.

Doctors worry about semaglutides being used by people with restrictive eating disorders – but research also shows they could help others struggling with binge eating

There are so many protein bars on the market. Here's how dietitians and nutritionists pick a good one.

Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid into extreme hunger and starvation, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.

Is sugar the new nicotine … or maybe just the current scapegoat for our collective confusion over what's "healthy?" Science can't decide if sugar is a genuine addiction or a guilty pleasure, and our ever-changing regulations seem guided more by politics than hard data. Let's see whether sugar really deserves its bad rap or if we're simply hooked on the confusion.

Ever eat a full meal ... and find you still have room for dessert? If so, you're not alone. Sugar is a quick form of energy that many people crave — even when they're full. Today, hosts Emily Kwong and Regina G. Barber dive into a new study on the neural origins of the "dessert brain."Want us to cover more neuroscience on the show? Let your voice be counted by emailing shortwave@npr.org! Listen to every episode of…

Our ancestors had to rely on their vision to find safe, nutritious food, but today, we're surrounded by so much literal eye candy that we're practically glutinous over virtual meals. Let's explore visual hunger, where your brain sees food, goes into overdrive, and tricks your body into thinking it's time to eat—again.

With nutritional, pharmaceutical, and surgical options available for obesity, clinicians are being called upon to make decisions about how to best help their patients lose weight and keep it off.

Though 'protein goals' has become a trend, it's one that's not rooted in reality for many Americans.

GENEVA, Dec 12 (IPS) - Frustrations over the pace of climate action and the size of the finance target agreed in Baku are valid from the perspective of low-income countries, especially Small-Island Developing States (SIDS). It is also important to recognize that there has been real progress in some countries at the agri-food-nutrition-climate-water-nature-livelihoods intersection, and this seems to be particularly…

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 11 (IPS) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched its newest report on the Right to Food Guidelines on December 10, which focuses on that focused on the urgency of food security as well as the measures that will be taken by the organization to eradicate hunger and malnutrition in the coming decade.

BAKU, Nov 22 (IPS) - COP29 delegates have elaborated on how Africa's dependency on agriculture is becoming increasingly untenable amidst alarming levels of global warming, wrecking havoc on the sector. Coastal communities, pastoralists, and those in the drylands are in the thick of the climate chaos.

Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks and ongoing conflicts are projected to push the number of food insecure people to 33 million in 2025.

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 07 (IPS) - Cities are in a unique position, simultaneously the biggest emitters of greenhouse gasses and the most affected areas of the greenhouse effect. As a new UN report shows that rapid urbanization and industrialization have adverse effects on the environment, causing a rise in sea levels, prolonged rainfalls and flooding, and an increase in overall temperature. The coastal areas that…

That bottle of apple cider vinegar in your cabinet is good for more than just cooking. You can use it to boost your health.

There is no word for climate change in Wayunaikki, the language of the Wayúu Indigenous Peoples of South America, but since the crisis is battering their communities, they may just have found a key to resilience: a humble bean.

ASUNCION, Paraguay, Oct 21 (IPS) - Climate change has thrown our food systems into chaos. Extreme weather events and dramatic climate variations are hammering food production and supply chains across the world. As global leaders gear up for COP29, there's plenty of buzz about climate action. But can we really expect these slow-moving, bureaucratic negotiations to deliver tangible and swift results to decarbonize…

The high rate of water stress in areas that grow irrigated crops spells trouble for global food security

The World Food Program said Tuesday it could become a "full-scale human catastrophe." Five countries — Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe — have declared national disasters over the drought and resultant hunger.