What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.

#USAID #Famine #Malnourishment #UnderweightBabies #NearZeroQualityMedicalCare #FewDoctors #LowFoodRations #Kenya #MaternityWard #MothersEatingClay #MothersEatingCharcoal

ProPublica:

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In an era of #drought #flood #heatwave #storm damage to #agriculture and #cultural obsession w/ #beef #pork #chicken + #hunger #starvation #malnourishment is not addressed anyway.

#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #adaptation #migration

European farmers face ‘real crisis’ as agricultural commodity prices tumble Arable sector contends with sharp drop in price of wheat and sugar and rising input costs

www.ft.com/content/6c85...

Seems like a good time to address #undernourishment #malnourishment #starvation #hunger #poverty in #Africa

The Causes & Dangers of Malabsorption & An Easy Way to Get Your Nutrients The causes of malabsorption are not always apparent, yet the effects can be devastating as our body relies on nutrients to function properly.

"Up to 50% of patients with #CrohnsDisease need #surgery within the first 10 yrs post #diagnosis ..up to 85%..awaiting surgery suffer from #malnutrition. What’s worse is that #malnourishment in itself can have an impact on the..outcome.": buff.ly/bNu2Ajm

for SpectraSpray

#SNAP #Holidays #Halloween #Thanksgiving #Help #Starvation #Malnourishment #Disabilities #Disability #Children #Elderly #Food #Poverty #Poor

#famine #trauma #intergenerationaltrauma #epigenetics #economicviolence #malnourishment #starvation #diabetes #heartdisease #obesity #mentalillness #hypertension

‘She’s Dying in Front of My Eyes’: The Gazan Children Starving Under Israeli Siege With over 70,000 children hospitalized for malnutrition, Israel's blockade on the Strip has left parents to watch helplessly as their children waste away. The post ‘She’s Dying in Front of My Eyes’: The Gazan Children Starving Under Israeli Siege appeared first on Truthdig.

Anyone else with #CNSV experience an inability to eat showing #malnourishment on labs, or has needed a #feedingtube? Hard to describe, due to autistic interoception. No #hungercues. No new allergies, can’t swallow much, severe #nausea, fullness & vomiting. Also suspected #MCAS, stuff in bio, & more.

Omicron 'will likely kill many more people in nursing homes as the weeks pass.

The numbers who will die of #malnourishment and #neglect because of a lack of staff will never be known.'

#Auspol
#AgedCareCrises
#ElderAbuse