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Chicken vaccination shows benefits for nutrition, growth in Kenyan children
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Vaccinating household chicken flocks can increase availability and consumption of eggs and meat, leading to better growth of young children in agriculture-dependent families in rural Kenya. A two-part study found that vaccination for Newcastle disease, the most common cause of mortality in village chickens, resulted in […]
Diabetes drug could be a game changer for obesity, new study shows
A drug approved to treat Type 2 diabetes is extremely effective at reducing obesity, according to a new study. The drug, called tirzepatide, works on two naturally occurring hormones that help control blood sugar and are involved in sending fullness signals from the gut to the brain. Researchers noticed that people who […]
What benefits nutrition in Africa the most? More variety in the fields is not necessarily the best strategy, a recent study shows — ScienceDaily
Malnutrition in developing countries is best addressed not by increasing the variety of crops grown on smallholder farms, but by improving access to markets. This is the conclusion of a recent study by the MwAPATA Institute in Malawi and the University of Bonn in Germany. More variety in animal production, […]