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Southern States Eat Fewer Fruits and Vegetables: In 2021, nearly 57% of Alabama residents had a low-fruit diet and 75% of residents had a low-vegetable diet.

The Last Mile of Nutrition

by Louisa Ewald, Kate LeGrand, Ali H. Mokdad, Gregory A. Roth

Introducing a new way to measure the health impacts of community-based food programs and farmers markets

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Farmer Marresquete Nolan, 20, poses for a portrait on a cattle farm.

Polarization Threatens Food Security and Systems Globally

by Jack Bobo

Political disagreements on sustainability and climate action damage prospects for needed changes in food production

Khoudia Ndiaye carries a container with eggplants she freshly harvested for the market.
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Transforming the Global Food System for Better Health

by Ertharin Cousin, Meghan O'Hearn

Healthy, sustainable, and resilient food systems require changes in food policies and private-sector engagement

A woman holds her holds her one-year-old son at the Maternal and Child Care Center.
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Why Some Children Relapse From Severe Acute Malnutrition

by Heather Stobaugh

A new pediatric study answers why and how often relapse occurs with the deadliest form of malnutrition

An aerial view of the green campus with earth-colored buildings alongside a river
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Rethinking Farming in Rwanda

by Susan K. Barnett

The Rwandan Institute for Conservation Agriculture wants to empower small farmers