Page 15 - University of Pretoria Research Review 2017

Foreword
Introductory Messages
DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE
Food Security
PEOPLE AND CONTEXTS
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
PLANET AND SUSTAINABILITY
Awards
Lead Researchers
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FOOD SECURITY
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States estimates that about 795 million of the 7.3 billion people in the world, or one in nine, are suffering from chronic undernourishment, and that almost all of these (780 million) live in developing countries. A further two billion people are micronutrient deficient and, at a similar scale, overweight or obese. Malnutrition, including micronutrient deficiencies and over- and undernutrition, are the main contributors to the global disease burden, a situation exacerbated in Africa, where the impact of climate change is already being experienced. Scientists at UP, from a range of knowledge fields, have focused on different dimensions related to food security, and three research entities have consolidated critical research capacity: the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being (IFNuW), the SARChI Chair in Nutrition and Food Security, and the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, jointly hosted with the University of the Western Cape.
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