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Extreme Tech Challenge Announces Strategic Partnership With the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to Advance Technology-Enabled Resilient Food Systems

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星期五, 七月 23, 2021
Health, Technology, Other Technology, Other Health, Fitness & Nutrition, General Health, Articles, Food and drink, Nutrition, Limbic system, Motivation, Neuropsychology, Hunger, Food politics, Sustainable Development Goal 2, Food security, Food and Agriculture Organization, Malnutrition

The Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) is announcing a strategic partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to empower tech entrepreneurs driving transformative innovations in improving nutrition and food security worldwide to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including Zero Hunger.

Key Points: 
  • The Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) is announcing a strategic partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to empower tech entrepreneurs driving transformative innovations in improving nutrition and food security worldwide to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including Zero Hunger.
  • The World Food Forum (WFF) is an initiative by FAO's Youth Committee to transform food systems and sustainably defeat hunger and malnutrition.
  • Subscribe to receive the latest news from the Extreme Tech Challenge as details unfold.
  • Extreme Tech Challenge is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation whose mission is to empower startups creating new tech innovations to address global challenges.

Data Presented at the 11th IAS Conference on HIV Science Supports AREV’s Development of SUS-TAINN™, a Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food to Treat Global Malnutrition and Starvation

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星期四, 七月 22, 2021
Articles, HIV/AIDS, Retroviridae, Branches of biology, Limbic system, Malnutrition, Motivation, Neuropsychology, HIV, Management of HIV/AIDS, Nutritional challenges of HIV/AIDS

At the IAS Conference on HIV Science, University of Cincinnati and Florida International University researchers presented a study demonstrating that persistent immune activation was associated with chronic food insecurity and malnutrition.

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  • At the IAS Conference on HIV Science, University of Cincinnati and Florida International University researchers presented a study demonstrating that persistent immune activation was associated with chronic food insecurity and malnutrition.
  • Titled Food insecurity is associated with increased immune activation in people living with HIV, this study demonstrated compelling data establishing the biological link between malnutrition and chronic disease in HIV populations.
  • The research further showed immune activation remained consistent in relationship to food insecurity, which is characteristic of immune dysfunction in patients challenged by viral infections.
  • Without addressing the nutritional state of those suffering acute malnutrition, HIV therapy may be of no use to them.

Beirut Bears start new life in American sanctuary

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星期三, 七月 21, 2021
Articles, Environmental conservation, Human behavior, Limbic system, Malnutrition, Motivation, Neuropsychology, The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Beer pong

There they find a species-appropriate forever home at The Wild Animal Sanctuary, located near Keenesburg, Colorado.

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  • There they find a species-appropriate forever home at The Wild Animal Sanctuary, located near Keenesburg, Colorado.
  • Trapped in tiny cages, some smaller than a ping-pong table, the bears had no water, sporadic food, and inadequate shelter from the weather.
  • Both bears, 2 males, Ulysses and Homer, not only suffered from malnutrition but also extreme stress and displayed severe behavioural disorders.
  • To conclude the last leg of the Beirut Bears mission, their flight landed in Chicago July 19, 2021.

CropLife Asia Echoes FAO Call to Transform our Food Systems

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星期二, 七月 13, 2021
Articles, Limbic system, Motivation, Neuropsychology, Branches of biology, Food and drink, Crop protection, CropLife International, Food security, Hunger, Malnutrition

Asia continues to be home to the greatest number of undernourished people with 418 million suffering from hunger in 2020.

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  • Asia continues to be home to the greatest number of undernourished people with 418 million suffering from hunger in 2020.
  • This can only be achieved through greater collaboration with others, as multi-stakeholder approaches are crucial for transformation of our food systems," said Dr Siang Hee Tan, Executive Director, CropLife Asia.
  • Farmers' access to innovation is an increasingly crucial component to combatting food insecurity in Asia and around the world."
  • CropLife Asia is a non-profit society and the regional organization of CropLife International, the voice of the global plant science industry.

NEW DATA REVEALS NEARLY 10% OF GLOBAL POPULATION IS HUNGRY, A GROWING CRISIS FUELED BY COVID-19, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND CONFLICT

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星期一, 七月 12, 2021
Articles, Limbic system, Motivation, Neuropsychology, Nutrition, Branches of biology, Hunger, Malnutrition, COVID-19 pandemic, United Nations response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Global Hunger Index

This sharp spike in hunger rates has been driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict and climate shocks.

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  • This sharp spike in hunger rates has been driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict and climate shocks.
  • An estimated 45.4 million children are suffering from acute malnutrition, the deadliest form of hunger.
  • Hunger has been increasing since 2014, reversing decades of previous progress, and the new data confirm a sharp uptick since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Action Against Hunger staff are responding to the growing need in hotspots like Colombia, South Sudan and Yemen, and in more than 45 other countries.

40 Million People Relied on GFN Food Banks for Meals amid COVID-19 Crisis in 2020

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星期三, 七月 7, 2021
Articles, Hunger, Limbic system, Motivation, Neuropsychology, Sustainable Development Goal 2, Food bank

Food banks have served as a lifeline for millions of people during the health crisis, said Lisa Moon, president and CEO of The Global FoodBanking Network.

Key Points: 
  • Food banks have served as a lifeline for millions of people during the health crisis, said Lisa Moon, president and CEO of The Global FoodBanking Network.
  • When the pandemic rattled economies and prevented access to food, food banks responded where existing infrastructure failed.
  • More than half of the people served by GFN partner food banks in 2020 were women and girls.
  • We believe food banks directed by local leaders are key to achieving Zero Hunger and building resilient food systems.

Darryl Davis Seminars Surpasses Feeding America Meal Donation Goal and Funds More Than 100,000 Meals in Less Than Six Months

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星期四, 七月 1, 2021
Hunger, Limbic system, Motivation, Neuropsychology, Branches of biology

WADING RIVER, N.Y., July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Darryl Davis Seminars, a real estate coaching and marketing company, announces that it has reached its meal donation goal to support Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization.

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  • WADING RIVER, N.Y., July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Darryl Davis Seminars, a real estate coaching and marketing company, announces that it has reached its meal donation goal to support Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization.
  • *$1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America on behalf of local member food banks.
  • "We are proud to have reached our goal to fund 100,000 meals and to have helped children and families across our nation," says Darryl Davis, CEO of Darryl Davis Seminars.
  • For more than 30 years, Darryl Davis has coached thousands of real estate agents to become their personal best.

Global Access to Nutrition Index 2021 Calls for Food Industry to Urgently Address Nutrition Gap in the COVID-19 Era

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星期四, 七月 1, 2021
General Health, Health, Supermarket, Food, Beverage, Philanthropy, Fitness & Nutrition, Foundation, Retail, Articles, Limbic system, Motivation, Neuropsychology, Malnutrition, Branches of biology

Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) has launched its 2021 Global Index, assessing the worlds 25 largest global food and beverage manufacturers and their contributions to addressing malnutrition.

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  • Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) has launched its 2021 Global Index, assessing the worlds 25 largest global food and beverage manufacturers and their contributions to addressing malnutrition.
  • While some companies have shown significant progress since its last iteration in 2018, progress from the top 10 ranking manufacturers has slowed.
  • ATNI is urgently calling on companies to step up efforts to tackle some of the worlds toughest nutrition challenges.
  • We must hold the worlds biggest food and beverage companies to account to help speed up our global recovery from the pandemic.

WaitWhat -- The Premium Content and Award-Winning Podcast Creator -- Raises $12M Series B

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星期二, 六月 22, 2021
Emotion, Limbic system, Subjective experience

"Developing beloved, original content will always be core to our mission, but it's only the first step for us.

Key Points: 
  • "Developing beloved, original content will always be core to our mission, but it's only the first step for us.
  • We're now building a full suite of technologies and products to platform our content and bring it more deeply into users' lives.
  • WaitWhat is a media invention company recognized for premium, genre-defining content and technology products designed around essential human needs with a contrarian strategy to scale.
  • In everything WaitWhat creates, it aims to elicit the contagious emotions of wonder, curiosity, and mastery infusing its content with "Wait, what?"

COVID-19 Anthology by NY, NJ Writers and Photographers Wins Awards, Donates Prizes to Hunger Relief

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星期二, 六月 22, 2021
Hunger, Limbic system, Motivation, Neuropsychology, Branches of biology

All proceeds and prizes go to feeding the hungry across the country.

Key Points: 
  • All proceeds and prizes go to feeding the hungry across the country.
  • Readers hear from more than 60 frontline workers, business owners, mask makers, journalists, survivors and many others.
  • Photographs show the challenges, fears, losses and triumphs of real people.
  • The e-book, released earlier this month, provides 70 meals for every copy sold; each paperback provides 13 meals.