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Food problems in Haiti and Afghanistan Following the strong earthquake that recently hit Haiti there are great difficulties in guaranteeing food supplies to the population and the media show scenes of crowds to grab a package of aid, then long lines for a minimum ration of rice; in addition, many roads are interrupted by landslides not allowing the indispensable connections in the country to ensure a minimum supply of food, while many people who sleep on the street do not know where to go to get basic necessities. As far as Afghanistan the chaos caused by the withdrawal of the United States from the country has led to a situation of instability and uncertainty sometimes also with regard to the distribution of food resources with logistical, organization problems and even fears of retaliation that psychologically paralyze many people. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 21, 2021 
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 Global nutrition depleted by the pandemic The pandemic would have had a profound impact on access to global food resources and the food distribution chain with inevitable social consequences, increasing inequalities, impoverishing families, undermining the level of education and taking a step back years or even decades from the goals of progress that were intended to be achieved; at least according to a report by international organisations that warns that the most vulnerable people suffer the greatest consequences for difficulties in easily taking advantage of health systems, schools and welfare services. The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere increases despite a decrease in human activity as a result of the pandemic with the consequent decline of biodiversity, then the earth's ecosystem degrades at an alarming rate; we should therefore aim for a rapid ecological transition. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 07, 2021 n°: 4757 Increased plastic waste with the pandemic Containment and distancing measures to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants in addition to the fear of many people of contagion have often led to relying on e-commerce with consequent increase in non-recyclable waste consisting mainly of plastic that then ends up with other plastic residues a little everywhere (roads, rivers, forests, beaches and then in the food chain). In general plastic packaging gives the consumer an impression of hygiene and although is aware of the environmental pollution that is produced in this way prefers to proceed with the purchase, fearing deficiencies in the sanitization of other products. According to an analysis by international organizations in 2018 half of the plastic is produced in Asia and about forty percent of all plastic consumed in Asia-Pacific region. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Apr 24, 2021 n°: 4694 Decrease in water and food reserves around world Climate change is driving down the world's water and food reserves and calculations are already beginning to be made on how to cope with this challenge with China for example committed to estimating the amount of water in the Tibetan plateau while recommending to the population not to waste food, with initiatives calling for "cleaning the plate" by eating and catering companies not to abound with portions (also planned fines). It then makes discuss the decision of California which apparently wants to list water on the stock exchange and therefore no longer considering the vital liquid a free gift of nature. It is generally estimated that one third of the food produced in the world ends up in landfills, not to mention the rivers of drinking water wasted by various losses in supply and misuse. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Dec 23, 2020 n°: 4591 Difficult coffee cultivation in Africa Climate change is causing coffee production in Africa to decline year after year making increasingly difficult for farmers to maintain the level of plant yield due to rising temperatures, low rainfall (with radical asphyxiation or concentrated on unfavorable days characterized by storms) and harmful insects, so much so that the harvest is nothing compared to ten to twenty years ago. It also changes the taste since the coffee plant, for example, prefers moderate temperatures and high altitudes to produce the characteristic aromatic fruits that are in practice bunches of berries with varied colors tending to red. Ethiopia is one of the largest producer and consumer countries in Africa and also has a major economic entry, while Tanzania and Kenya are the largest exporters. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Nov 20, 2020 n°: 4563 Greenhouse gases that can be connected to food Food plays an important role in the emission of greenhouse gases and in the protection of the planet; in fact, to feed the seven billion and seven hundred million people of the world, almost a third of the emissions are produced as well as causing deforestation (which deprives the soil of trees and vegetation that captures carbon dioxide), are used fertilizers with a high environmental impact and animals are brought up that emit for example methane, a gas that has the climate potential altering twenty-eight times greater than CO2. Needless to say that in order to prevent global temperatures from continuing to rise, must change our diet by abounding with fruit and vegetables, eliminating the intake of meat, using natural fertilizers by not wasting food, also because the use of renewable energy alone instead of fossil fuels is not enough. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Nov 10, 2020 n°: 4554 Closing wildlife markets In order to reduce the risk of epidemics in the future, some argue that the spaces that allow healthy biodiversity and close wild animal markets should be respected, while also avoiding use for food and for obtaining drugs of dubious effectiveness; but this request also recalls the living conditions of many "domestic" animals forced to live in confined spaces, resulting in the need for antibiotic abuse, without considering hormones and other drugs, and then being slaughtered in horrible disassembly chains. The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak that has claimed more than two thousand lives and seventy-five thousand infections may have also been aided by climate change (provided that the virus has not escaped from some laboratory); in fact, for example, the habits of bats have changed and it seems that in China some people eating these and other wild animals that live closer and closer to the population centers. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Feb 19, 2020 n°: 4322 Taxing meat to limit emissions A meat tax could encourage consumers to choose other more sustainable protein sources even if this proposal finds strong opposition from farmers and related groups, but concerns about climate change are pushing some to find solutions regulation of the market. Farms are also blamed for increasing deforestation, unsustainable exploitation of the land and cruelty to animals; then the very processed meat is indicated by many studies as the cause of many diseases, serious problems to the cardiovascular system and tumors. Keep in mind that legumes when consumed with cereals such as pasta, rice.. and topped with a little extra virgin olive oil and grated gruna cheese are an excellent source of protein, easily digestible (just if necessary for the laziest intestines to decorate the legumes that are indigestible) and tasty, without residues of hormones and antibiotics that abound in meats. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 14, 2019 n°: 4162 Bees in France collect little nectar Beekeepers in France complain that due to adverse climatic conditions bees do not collect anything and the hives are practically empty with very little honey, so much so that they are forced to feed insects with syrup because they suffer from hunger, then there is also the heat wave to aggravate the situation. The bee population in recent years has been decimated by pesticides, parasites, climate change or a combination of these factors, then generally insects and the queen live less; so a season with low honey production is expected, since for example the acacia trees were damaged by the cold after a winter with seesawing temperatures and in the spring it rained a lot and the bees could not spoil, although recovery may occur by the end of the season. Keep in mind that by collecting nectar from flowers, bees pollinate plants and then transfer sugary juice to other bees in the hive with their mouths. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 26, 2019 n°: 4119 Better to eat sitting Foods would taste better if eat seated and relaxed than a precarious standing station; in fact, according to the researchers, the vestibular sense that is responsible for balancing, posture and spatial orientation by interacting with the sensory gustatory system influences the perception of flavors and aromas of foods, then when you are standing the force of gravity It pushes the blood into the lower parts of the body and therefore the body increases the heartbeat by activating stimulating the adrenal hypothalamic-pituitary axis leading to a higher concentration of cortisol, the stress hormone. Foods that normally have a good taste, standing and therefore eating in a very uncomfortable position, appear less palatable (and with less contentment), sensory sensitivity is reduced with an impact on the taste assessment regarding food and beverages, temperature and volume perception of ingested food. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 08, 2019 n°: 4104 Nutrition * The author doesn't assume some kind of responsibility for the bad use of the articles councils (all rights are reserved) |
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