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Pakistan faces bleak future with rising food insecurity
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 10 (ANI): Pakistan's future seems vulnerable as it grapples with lower-than-expected levels of food output and is in urgent need to import key food items including edible oil, wheat, sugar, tea and pulses.
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UNSC voices concern over military escalation, food insecurity in Yemen
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Sunday voiced concern over military escalation and food insecurity in Yemen.
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COVID-19 lockdown: One in four UK adults at risk of hunger, potential maln
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 21 (ANI): One in four adults in the United Kingdom are experiencing food insecurity, which is likely to have left them susceptible to hunger and potential malnutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.
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COVID-19 driving up hunger in vulnerable countries: UN FAO
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Rome/New York, June 10 (ANI): Initial and ongoing assessments by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) provide strong indications that the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts are driving up hunger in countries that were already experiencing high levels of food insecurity prior to th
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UN warns of food shortage as COVID-19 disrupts supply chains
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA] April 13 (ANI): The United Nations' (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its report has said that the world is staring at a possible disruption in food supply chains that would increase food insecurity as a drawback of coronavirus pandemic.
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Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi, suggests to extend NFSA provisions for 3 m
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising the issue of 'chronic food insecurity' faced by poor, farmers and daily wagers in the country owing to the national lockdown and suggested extending 10 kg grains per per
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Food scarcity may be the reason behind premature death, reveals study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): A recent report reveals that adults with lesser access to adequate food due to financial inability are more likely to succumb to any health issues other than cancer.
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Study reveals people with inadequate access to food more likely to die pre
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): According to a recent study, adults with food insecurity and inadequate access to food because of financial constraints are 10 to 37 per cent more likely to die from any cause other than cancer compared to food-secure people.
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Managing food wastage through multidisciplinary approach - Dr Shivendra Ba
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): India ranks 103rd out of 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index, making it vulnerable to the threat of food insecurity.
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Study says people eat more when dine with family or friends
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 12 (ANI): If you're trying to avoid overeating, it's best that you eat alone as a study suggests that people tend to eat more when they dine with family or friends.
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Dieting may lead to binge-eating disorder, obesity
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 19 (ANI): Inculcating severe food restrictions can lead to binge-eating disorder and obesity, a new study has found.
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Food insecurity may increase death rate
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Aug 28 (ANI): Can food insecurity lead to an increased risk of mortality?
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