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'Nutrition transition' leading to rise in diet-related disease: FAO

Wed Dec 8, 8:11 AM ET Health - AFP



ROME (AFP) - The UN Food agency sounded a warning over "nutrition transition" as diet-related diseases like diabetes and obesity soar in developing countries, ironically threatening the poorest and hungriest.


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"Many developing countries now face a double challenge -- widespread hunger on the one hand and rapid increases in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases on the other," warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its annual hunger report.


The FAO report "The State of Food Insecurity in the World", cited a growing body of evidence suggesting that the poor are most at risk not only from hunger and micronutrient deficiencies but of diabetes, obesity and hypertension.


It said 84 million adults in developing countries suffer from diabetes, a number predicted to rise to 228 million by 2025, while obesity and heart disease are also "rising rapidly".


"A recent study of nutrient trends and underlying causes in Latin America found that obesity rates are higher and rising faster among the poorest segments of the population.


"The study concluded that obesity and related chronic diseases are likely to increase in countries where maternal and child malnutrition coexists with urbanization and economic growth."


The Rome-based agency, in the forefront of the battle to half the world's hungry population by 2015, said the reason for the new problem was dietary changes associated with rapid urbanization.


"The urban poor may not be able to afford fast food restaurants, but they do share in the lifestyle and dietary changes brought on by urbanization," it said.


The report also cites a study in Accra, Ghana, which found that the poorest city residents spent 40 percent of their food budget, and 25 percent of their total expenditures, on food from street vendors.


It called on policy-makers in developing countries to develop rural areas and improve the ability of small-scale farmers to profit from the spread of large food retail chains like supermarkets and hypermarkets.

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'Nutrition transition' leading to rise in diet-related disease: FAO

Wed Dec 8, 8:11 AM ET Health - AFP



ROME (AFP) - The UN Food agency sounded a warning over "nutrition transition" as diet-related diseases like diabetes and obesity soar in developing countries, ironically threatening the poorest and hungriest.


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"Many developing countries now face a double challenge -- widespread hunger on the one hand and rapid increases in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases on the other," warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its annual hunger report.


The FAO report "The State of Food Insecurity in the World", cited a growing body of evidence suggesting that the poor are most at risk not only from hunger and micronutrient deficiencies but of diabetes, obesity and hypertension.


It said 84 million adults in developing countries suffer from diabetes, a number predicted to rise to 228 million by 2025, while obesity and heart disease are also "rising rapidly".


"A recent study of nutrient trends and underlying causes in Latin America found that obesity rates are higher and rising faster among the poorest segments of the population.


"The study concluded that obesity and related chronic diseases are likely to increase in countries where maternal and child malnutrition coexists with urbanization and economic growth."


The Rome-based agency, in the forefront of the battle to half the world's hungry population by 2015, said the reason for the new problem was dietary changes associated with rapid urbanization.


"The urban poor may not be able to afford fast food restaurants, but they do share in the lifestyle and dietary changes brought on by urbanization," it said.


The report also cites a study in Accra, Ghana, which found that the poorest city residents spent 40 percent of their food budget, and 25 percent of their total expenditures, on food from street vendors.


It called on policy-makers in developing countries to develop rural areas and improve the ability of small-scale farmers to profit from the spread of large food retail chains like supermarkets and hypermarkets.

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'Nutrition transition' leading to rise in diet-related disease: FAO

Wed Dec 8, 8:11 AM ET Health - AFP



ROME (AFP) - The UN Food agency sounded a warning over "nutrition transition" as diet-related diseases like diabetes and obesity soar in developing countries, ironically threatening the poorest and hungriest.


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"Many developing countries now face a double challenge -- widespread hunger on the one hand and rapid increases in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases on the other," warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its annual hunger report.


The FAO report "The State of Food Insecurity in the World", cited a growing body of evidence suggesting that the poor are most at risk not only from hunger and micronutrient deficiencies but of diabetes, obesity and hypertension.


It said 84 million adults in developing countries suffer from diabetes, a number predicted to rise to 228 million by 2025, while obesity and heart disease are also "rising rapidly".


"A recent study of nutrient trends and underlying causes in Latin America found that obesity rates are higher and rising faster among the poorest segments of the population.


"The study concluded that obesity and related chronic diseases are likely to increase in countries where maternal and child malnutrition coexists with urbanization and economic growth."


The Rome-based agency, in the forefront of the battle to half the world's hungry population by 2015, said the reason for the new problem was dietary changes associated with rapid urbanization.


"The urban poor may not be able to afford fast food restaurants, but they do share in the lifestyle and dietary changes brought on by urbanization," it said.


The report also cites a study in Accra, Ghana, which found that the poorest city residents spent 40 percent of their food budget, and 25 percent of their total expenditures, on food from street vendors.


It called on policy-makers in developing countries to develop rural areas and improve the ability of small-scale farmers to profit from the spread of large food retail chains like supermarkets and hypermarkets.

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'Nutrition transition' leading to rise in diet-related disease: FAO

Wed Dec 8, 8:11 AM ET Health - AFP



ROME (AFP) - The UN Food agency sounded a warning over "nutrition transition" as diet-related diseases like diabetes and obesity soar in developing countries, ironically threatening the poorest and hungriest.


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"Many developing countries now face a double challenge -- widespread hunger on the one hand and rapid increases in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases on the other," warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its annual hunger report.


The FAO report "The State of Food Insecurity in the World", cited a growing body of evidence suggesting that the poor are most at risk not only from hunger and micronutrient deficiencies but of diabetes, obesity and hypertension.


It said 84 million adults in developing countries suffer from diabetes, a number predicted to rise to 228 million by 2025, while obesity and heart disease are also "rising rapidly".


"A recent study of nutrient trends and underlying causes in Latin America found that obesity rates are higher and rising faster among the poorest segments of the population.


"The study concluded that obesity and related chronic diseases are likely to increase in countries where maternal and child malnutrition coexists with urbanization and economic growth."


The Rome-based agency, in the forefront of the battle to half the world's hungry population by 2015, said the reason for the new problem was dietary changes associated with rapid urbanization.


"The urban poor may not be able to afford fast food restaurants, but they do share in the lifestyle and dietary changes brought on by urbanization," it said.


The report also cites a study in Accra, Ghana, which found that the poorest city residents spent 40 percent of their food budget, and 25 percent of their total expenditures, on food from street vendors.


It called on policy-makers in developing countries to develop rural areas and improve the ability of small-scale farmers to profit from the spread of large food retail chains like supermarkets and hypermarkets.

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'Nutrition transition' leading to rise in diet-related disease: FAO

Wed Dec 8, 8:11 AM ET Health - AFP



ROME (AFP) - The UN Food agency sounded a warning over "nutrition transition" as diet-related diseases like diabetes and obesity soar in developing countries, ironically threatening the poorest and hungriest.


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"Many developing countries now face a double challenge -- widespread hunger on the one hand and rapid increases in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases on the other," warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its annual hunger report.


The FAO report "The State of Food Insecurity in the World", cited a growing body of evidence suggesting that the poor are most at risk not only from hunger and micronutrient deficiencies but of diabetes, obesity and hypertension.


It said 84 million adults in developing countries suffer from diabetes, a number predicted to rise to 228 million by 2025, while obesity and heart disease are also "rising rapidly".


"A recent study of nutrient trends and underlying causes in Latin America found that obesity rates are higher and rising faster among the poorest segments of the population.


"The study concluded that obesity and related chronic diseases are likely to increase in countries where maternal and child malnutrition coexists with urbanization and economic growth."


The Rome-based agency, in the forefront of the battle to half the world's hungry population by 2015, said the reason for the new problem was dietary changes associated with rapid urbanization.


"The urban poor may not be able to afford fast food restaurants, but they do share in the lifestyle and dietary changes brought on by urbanization," it said.


The report also cites a study in Accra, Ghana, which found that the poorest city residents spent 40 percent of their food budget, and 25 percent of their total expenditures, on food from street vendors.


It called on policy-makers in developing countries to develop rural areas and improve the ability of small-scale farmers to profit from the spread of large food retail chains like supermarkets and hypermarkets.

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'Nutrition transition' leading to rise in diet-related disease: FAO

Wed Dec 8, 8:11 AM ET Health - AFP



ROME (AFP) - The UN Food agency sounded a warning over "nutrition transition" as diet-related diseases like diabetes and obesity soar in developing countries, ironically threatening the poorest and hungriest.


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"Many developing countries now face a double challenge -- widespread hunger on the one hand and rapid increases in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases on the other," warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its annual hunger report.


The FAO report "The State of Food Insecurity in the World", cited a growing body of evidence suggesting that the poor are most at risk not only from hunger and micronutrient deficiencies but of diabetes, obesity and hypertension.


It said 84 million adults in developing countries suffer from diabetes, a number predicted to rise to 228 million by 2025, while obesity and heart disease are also "rising rapidly".


"A recent study of nutrient trends and underlying causes in Latin America found that obesity rates are higher and rising faster among the poorest segments of the population.


"The study concluded that obesity and related chronic diseases are likely to increase in countries where maternal and child malnutrition coexists with urbanization and economic growth."


The Rome-based agency, in the forefront of the battle to half the world's hungry population by 2015, said the reason for the new problem was dietary changes associated with rapid urbanization.


"The urban poor may not be able to afford fast food restaurants, but they do share in the lifestyle and dietary changes brought on by urbanization," it said.


The report also cites a study in Accra, Ghana, which found that the poorest city residents spent 40 percent of their food budget, and 25 percent of their total expenditures, on food from street vendors.


It called on policy-makers in developing countries to develop rural areas and improve the ability of small-scale farmers to profit from the spread of large food retail chains like supermarkets and hypermarkets.

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'Nutrition transition' leading to rise in diet-related disease: FAO

Wed Dec 8, 8:11 AM ET Health - AFP



ROME (AFP) - The UN Food agency sounded a warning over "nutrition transition" as diet-related diseases like diabetes and obesity soar in developing countries, ironically threatening the poorest and hungriest.


AFP/File Photo


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"Many developing countries now face a double challenge -- widespread hunger on the one hand and rapid increases in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases on the other," warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its annual hunger report.


The FAO report "The State of Food Insecurity in the World", cited a growing body of evidence suggesting that the poor are most at risk not only from hunger and micronutrient deficiencies but of diabetes, obesity and hypertension.


It said 84 million adults in developing countries suffer from diabetes, a number predicted to rise to 228 million by 2025, while obesity and heart disease are also "rising rapidly".


"A recent study of nutrient trends and underlying causes in Latin America found that obesity rates are higher and rising faster among the poorest segments of the population.


"The study concluded that obesity and related chronic diseases are likely to increase in countries where maternal and child malnutrition coexists with urbanization and economic growth."


The Rome-based agency, in the forefront of the battle to half the world's hungry population by 2015, said the reason for the new problem was dietary changes associated with rapid urbanization.


"The urban poor may not be able to afford fast food restaurants, but they do share in the lifestyle and dietary changes brought on by urbanization," it said.


The report also cites a study in Accra, Ghana, which found that the poorest city residents spent 40 percent of their food budget, and 25 percent of their total expenditures, on food from street vendors.


It called on policy-makers in developing countries to develop rural areas and improve the ability of small-scale farmers to profit from the spread of large food retail chains like supermarkets and hypermarkets.

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'Nutrition transition' leading to rise in diet-related disease: FAO

Wed Dec 8, 8:11 AM ET Health - AFP



ROME (AFP) - The UN Food agency sounded a warning over "nutrition transition" as diet-related diseases like diabetes and obesity soar in developing countries, ironically threatening the poorest and hungriest.


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"Many developing countries now face a double challenge -- widespread hunger on the one hand and rapid increases in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases on the other," warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its annual hunger report.


The FAO report "The State of Food Insecurity in the World", cited a growing body of evidence suggesting that the poor are most at risk not only from hunger and micronutrient deficiencies but of diabetes, obesity and hypertension.


It said 84 million adults in developing countries suffer from diabetes, a number predicted to rise to 228 million by 2025, while obesity and heart disease are also "rising rapidly".


"A recent study of nutrient trends and underlying causes in Latin America found that obesity rates are higher and rising faster among the poorest segments of the population.


"The study concluded that obesity and related chronic diseases are likely to increase in countries where maternal and child malnutrition coexists with urbanization and economic growth."


The Rome-based agency, in the forefront of the battle to half the world's hungry population by 2015, said the reason for the new problem was dietary changes associated with rapid urbanization.


"The urban poor may not be able to afford fast food restaurants, but they do share in the lifestyle and dietary changes brought on by urbanization," it said.


The report also cites a study in Accra, Ghana, which found that the poorest city residents spent 40 percent of their food budget, and 25 percent of their total expenditures, on food from street vendors.


It called on policy-makers in developing countries to develop rural areas and improve the ability of small-scale farmers to profit from the spread of large food retail chains like supermarkets and hypermarkets.

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'Nutrition transition' leading to rise in diet-related disease: FAO

Wed Dec 8, 8:11 AM ET Health - AFP



ROME (AFP) - The UN Food agency sounded a warning over "nutrition transition" as diet-related diseases like diabetes and obesity soar in developing countries, ironically threatening the poorest and hungriest.


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"Many developing countries now face a double challenge -- widespread hunger on the one hand and rapid increases in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases on the other," warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its annual hunger report.


The FAO report "The State of Food Insecurity in the World", cited a growing body of evidence suggesting that the poor are most at risk not only from hunger and micronutrient deficiencies but of diabetes, obesity and hypertension.


It said 84 million adults in developing countries suffer from diabetes, a number predicted to rise to 228 million by 2025, while obesity and heart disease are also "rising rapidly".


"A recent study of nutrient trends and underlying causes in Latin America found that obesity rates are higher and rising faster among the poorest segments of the population.


"The study concluded that obesity and related chronic diseases are likely to increase in countries where maternal and child malnutrition coexists with urbanization and economic growth."


The Rome-based agency, in the forefront of the battle to half the world's hungry population by 2015, said the reason for the new problem was dietary changes associated with rapid urbanization.


"The urban poor may not be able to afford fast food restaurants, but they do share in the lifestyle and dietary changes brought on by urbanization," it said.


The report also cites a study in Accra, Ghana, which found that the poorest city residents spent 40 percent of their food budget, and 25 percent of their total expenditures, on food from street vendors.


It called on policy-makers in developing countries to develop rural areas and improve the ability of small-scale farmers to profit from the spread of large food retail chains like supermarkets and hypermarkets.

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'Nutrition transition' leading to rise in diet-related disease: FAO

Wed Dec 8, 8:11 AM ET Health - AFP



ROME (AFP) - The UN Food agency sounded a warning over "nutrition transition" as diet-related diseases like diabetes and obesity soar in developing countries, ironically threatening the poorest and hungriest.


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"Many developing countries now face a double challenge -- widespread hunger on the one hand and rapid increases in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases on the other," warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its annual hunger report.


The FAO report "The State of Food Insecurity in the World", cited a growing body of evidence suggesting that the poor are most at risk not only from hunger and micronutrient deficiencies but of diabetes, obesity and hypertension.


It said 84 million adults in developing countries suffer from diabetes, a number predicted to rise to 228 million by 2025, while obesity and heart disease are also "rising rapidly".


"A recent study of nutrient trends and underlying causes in Latin America found that obesity rates are higher and rising faster among the poorest segments of the population.


"The study concluded that obesity and related chronic diseases are likely to increase in countries where maternal and child malnutrition coexists with urbanization and economic growth."


The Rome-based agency, in the forefront of the battle to half the world's hungry population by 2015, said the reason for the new problem was dietary changes associated with rapid urbanization.


"The urban poor may not be able to afford fast food restaurants, but they do share in the lifestyle and dietary changes brought on by urbanization," it said.


The report also cites a study in Accra, Ghana, which found that the poorest city residents spent 40 percent of their food budget, and 25 percent of their total expenditures, on food from street vendors.


It called on policy-makers in developing countries to develop rural areas and improve the ability of small-scale farmers to profit from the spread of large food retail chains like supermarkets and hypermarkets.

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'Nutrition transition' leading to rise in diet-related disease: FAO

Wed Dec 8, 8:11 AM ET Health - AFP



ROME (AFP) - The UN Food agency sounded a warning over "nutrition transition" as diet-related diseases like diabetes and obesity soar in developing countries, ironically threatening the poorest and hungriest.


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"Many developing countries now face a double challenge -- widespread hunger on the one hand and rapid increases in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases on the other," warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its annual hunger report.


The FAO report "The State of Food Insecurity in the World", cited a growing body of evidence suggesting that the poor are most at risk not only from hunger and micronutrient deficiencies but of diabetes, obesity and hypertension.


It said 84 million adults in developing countries suffer from diabetes, a number predicted to rise to 228 million by 2025, while obesity and heart disease are also "rising rapidly".


"A recent study of nutrient trends and underlying causes in Latin America found that obesity rates are higher and rising faster among the poorest segments of the population.


"The study concluded that obesity and related chronic diseases are likely to increase in countries where maternal and child malnutrition coexists with urbanization and economic growth."


The Rome-based agency, in the forefront of the battle to half the world's hungry population by 2015, said the reason for the new problem was dietary changes associated with rapid urbanization.


"The urban poor may not be able to afford fast food restaurants, but they do share in the lifestyle and dietary changes brought on by urbanization," it said.


The report also cites a study in Accra, Ghana, which found that the poorest city residents spent 40 percent of their food budget, and 25 percent of their total expenditures, on food from street vendors.


It called on policy-makers in developing countries to develop rural areas and improve the ability of small-scale farmers to profit from the spread of large food retail chains like supermarkets and hypermarkets.