How prejudice pushes low-income people onto an unhealthy diet
Low-income Canadians lack nutritious food options in part due to negative societal attitudes about them.
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Universal basic income could work in Southeast Asia — but only if it goes to women
It could make women agents of change and development in Southeast Asia.
Effective giving: how the world’s wealthy could help millions more people for free
Billionaires who pledge their fortunes to charity must not just give big, but give better. It's all about effective altruism
Good food policies – it’s time we all got involved to get what we want
For more effective food policies, consult the public.
Sub-Saharan Africa has a long way to go before it cracks food insecurity
There are a number of efforts on the African continent aimed at helping people overcome food insecurity. Even though some progress has been made, the situation remains bleak.
Should the state provide free meals to children in the school holidays?
Families are falling deeper into poverty when school holidays come, just to feed their children.
Is it really criminal to steal food when you’re destitute?
In Italy, a homeless man was excused by the supreme court for stealing food. In the UK, people living in poverty are fined for it.
Why does the growth of food banks matter?
Food banks feed more than just society's vulnerable members.
Food bank use is at a record high – here’s what we know about the people using them
Some of the most vulnerable people in society are being kept alive by food banks.
How Osborne’s new cuts breach the UK’s human rights obligations
The government's austerity programme hasn't just put the poor under terrible pressure – it's actually breached Britain's international legal obligations.
Here’s a better alternative to food banks – subsidised national kitchens
Community kitchens that grew out of proud working class communities offer a way of feeding those struggling.
Britain must provide enough food for the people – and that’s the law
Feeding Britain, a new report of the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Hunger and Food Poverty, has been greeted with some fanfare. It details the full extent of the UK’s food poverty crisis and urges…
Children know family budgets dictate how healthy their food is
From celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s Money Saving Meals to blogging mum Jack Monroe’s 100 Delicious Budget Recipes to the NHS Eat4Cheap campaign, eating well on a budget is now a national pastime. But research…
Hunger games: changing targets and the politics of global nutrition
During the United Nations General Assembly meetings this week, Ban Ki-Moon has convened a high-level side event on the Zero Hunger Challenge. This initiative by the UN Secretary-General bears the tag line…
The only way to tackle food poverty and health inequality is to be more radical
Two reports published this week should act as a wake-up call to the government and society at large, as welfare reforms drive millions of the most vulnerable in the UK into destitution. Oxfam’s “Below…
Poor diet is the result of poverty not lack of education
Public health professionals are calling on the prime minister to do more to help the many families in the UK who cannot afford a decent diet. Contrary to popular belief, people who are experiencing food…
A living wage – not food aid – is answer to issue of food poverty
Charitable food provision is growing, and more and more people are being fed by food banks and other initiatives. The press and TV have debated the legitimacy of such provision and highlighted the number…
Community gardens may help address food shortage
Community gardens in the UK may help address the growing food shortage, new research shows. The study examined soil samples…
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