developing countries as soon as possible.” It is time to take action!


// Françoise Briet is a nutrition security specialist with


a passion for food security, culture, and culinary practices. She has made the career transition from clinical research to international development to be more directly involved in the 21st century fight against the two dimensions of the malnutrition’s pandemic: i.e. hunger and obesity. Visit her blog at http://challengedkidsinternational.wordpress.com


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Organization


noncommunicable_diseases/en/index.html 3


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of the Secretary-General, United Nation: http://www.un.org/ga/search/ view_doc.asp?symbol=A/66/83&Lang=E


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and Middle-Income Countries - Current and Future Developments, Global Heart Vol. 7, No. 1, 2012: http://www.who.int/choice/publications/ karindan.pdf


5 The Rise of Non-communicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income


Countries - Speaker: Thomas R. Frieden, Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, September 9, 2012, New York, Council


on Foreign Relations: http://www.cfr.xorg/africa/rise-noncommunicable- diseases-low--middle-income-countries/p28982


6 Alarm as corporate giants target developing countries – The


Guardian, Global Development, Wednesday November 23d 2011: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/nov/23/corporate- giants-target-developing-countries


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Global Producers in Increased Consumption of Unhealthy Commodities Including Processed Foods, Alcohol, and Tobacco. PLoS Med 9(6): e1001235. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001235


9 The Barker Theory explains that extent undernutrition early in life


may predispose a person to becoming obese and/or to develop metabolic and chronic diseases. Recent work has shown a correlation between nutritional stunting (growth retardation attributed to undernutrition during childhood) and later obesity in developing countries: http://www. fao.org/docrep/003/ Y0600M/y0600m05.htm


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to 2030 - Why developing countries are likely to bear the major burden. Food Economics – Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section C Volume 2,


Issue 3-4, pages 150-166


KITCHEN DISASTERS


by Canadian Red Cross W


ould you know how to prepare tasty and nutritious meals for you and your family if there was an emergency and you didn’t have


fresh food, running water or electricity for 72 hours?


Disasters can happen any time. The Red Cross advocates


that families should have an emergency preparedness kit in their homes so that, if needed, they can sustain themselves for 72 hours. And, of course, every disaster kit should contain non-perishable food.


As part of an annual fundraising with Wal-Mart stores


across Canada, the Red Cross hosts a Disaster Dining Challenge. Contestants have 30 minutes to assemble a dish using some food items recommended in an emergency preparedness kit. To make cooking conditions similar to a disaster situation, no electricity or tap water can be used. Disaster Dining Challenges are a fun way to remind


families to be prepared for disasters. The Red Cross recommends families know the risks in their communities, have a plan to deal with any potential emergencies and have an emergency preparedness kit. Check out some of the disaster recipes on the following


pages and visit http://redcrosstalks.wordpress.com for more!


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