Fat chance? No. We’re moving away from food scarcity, but obesity is on the rise
Undernourishment is falling. However, people are not seeking nutrition-rich foods, but low-cost, unhealthy ones
09 May 2022 - 19:44
You might not notice it from the way inflation, conflict and the pandemic have driven up the cost of food in recent years, but the spectre of hunger that has haunted humanity for millennia is moving closer to being vanquished...
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