Nutrition expert warns:
"Poverty is giving rise to hidden hunger in Germany" [07.01.13]
Hidden Hunger: Malnutrition and undernutrition during childhood have life-long consequences / Free, high-quality food in preschools is one means of prevention
According to the report published by a national conference on the subject, poverty is on the rise in Germany. Connected with this development, yet often unrecognised, is a trend towrds malnutrition and undernutrition, says Prof. Dr. Hans Konrad Biesalski, a nutrition expert at the University of Hohenheim. "Federal unemployment relief is not sufficient to provide a child with an adequate diet. As a result, the consequences are borne over an entire lifetime by individuals and society." Therefore, Prof. Biesalski proposes offering high-quality food for free at preschools and primary schools.Read the full article (in German).
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Text: Weik / Klebs, Transl.: O'Mealy
Contact for press:
Prof. Dr. Hans Konrad Biesalski, Universität Hohenheim, Fachgebiet Biologische Chemie und Ernährungswissenschaft
Tel.: 0711/459 24112, E-Mail: biesal@uni-hohenheim.de