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Editorial 2010/1: Where there's a will
In spite of high-level commitments to reduce the global prevalence of malnutrition (see Nutriview 2009/4, page 8) and increasing efforts by aid organizations, the number of hungry people in the world continues to grow. In their latest progress report (this issue, page 6), the FAO and the WHO estimate that more than one-sixth of the world population were undernourished in 2009.
Anthony Bowley, Editor



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Editorial: Where there's a will
The arguments for improving nutrition are overwhelming. So, what is holding back progress?

The cost of food enrichment
The annual investment to provide micronutrients is not only worthy (returns can exceed the costs by a factor of 15­30), but it is more or less fixed and independent of the intervention

Nutrition, food and development in Latin America
The Fifteenth Latin American Congress of Nutrition of the Latin American Nutrition Society (SLAN) attracted over 2000 participants from 26 countries

Global undernourishment getting worse
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2009, published by FAO/WFP, concludes that structural problems of underinvestment are impeding progress towards the World Food Summit target and the first Millennium Development Goal

Scaling up micronutrient programs
This document from the Micronutrient Forum identifies the main issues affecting micronutrient program implementation, discusses the effectiveness and impact of various micronutrient interventions, and recommends actions to address existing problems

Synergizing nutrition efforts
The REACH partnership offers striking new opportunities to extend and accelerate efforts being made on the ground to address undernutrition

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