News Analysis
One in two people worldwide are either overweight, nutrient-deficient, or hungry, representing a dietary imbalance of epic proportions.
In 40 years, we have transitioned from a world with twice the number of hungry people as obese people to a world where obesity is more prevalent. Six countries—the United States, U.K., Canada, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand—led the change, according to a massive study published by the Lancet in early April.
Despite definite inequities in how the food we produce is distributed, the world produces more than enough food to feed us all. Theoretically, if we could just figure out how to eat a balanced diet—so those who were overweight lost weight, and those who were hungry had more to eat—then everyone would be optimally fed.
