60 MINUTES ON EARTH CHALLENGE
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EARTH DAYGOOD FOR YOU, SUSTAINABLE FOR THE PLANET: THE NUTRITIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOUBLE PYRAMID MODEL
The third updated edition of BCFN’s Food and Environment Double Pyramid. After consulting over 500 new and different sources of information, the model has been enriched by data on the economic impact of eating patterns. BCFN’s analysis of the data reveals that the choice of nutritionally balanced and environmentally sustainable menus can also be convenient from an economic point of view.
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FOOD FOR HEALTHOBESITY: THE IMPACTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIETY
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 1.5 billion people worldwide are overweight and among them, 500 million people are obese. This number is forecast to increase up to 700 million by 2015 (out of 2.5 billion people who will beoverweight).
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EARTH DAYFOOD WASTE: HOW TO REDUCE IT FROM THE FIELD TO THE TABLE
Recent studies show that a third of food produced at a global level is lost by the food industry and the dozens of steps that bring food to the table.
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EARTH DAYGROWTH MODELS: WHAT ARE THE ECONOMIC MODELS FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH?
Raj Patel, Philippe Aghion, Peter Victor, and Serge Latouche –gave life to the lively debate on the predominant economic models and on the possible alternatives, highlighting the paradoxes in a world where the dream of unending economic growth appears to be wavering. The financial crisis and food and energy crisis reflect on the economy, politics, and society and result in a question that cannot be ignored: is the current global growth model the only one possible?
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FOOD FOR HEALTHDIET AND CHILDREN: SUSTAINABLE MODELS FOR NEW GENERATIONS
Economic growth, globalization, and conflict between different cultural models are effecting a change on lifestyles and dietary habits.
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FOOD FOR HEALTHLIVING A LONG HEALTHY LIFE: WHAT ROLE DOES DIET HAVE?
During the period 1950-2010, the elderly population has grown at an average annual rate of 13% and by 2050 the population over 65 years of age will be approximately 1.9 billion.
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EARTH DAYBIOTECHNOLOGIES: BEYOND THE GMOs
The studies performed by BCFN highlight how genetic engineering is not enough to address the challenges that are increasing within the agricultural industry.
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FOOD FOR ALLACCESS TO FOOD: THE NEW GEOPOLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
In 2010 the number of malnourished people reached 925 billion, creating a humanitarian crisis.
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EARTH DAYWATER ECONOMY: AVAILABILITY AND ECONOMIC INTERESTS BEHIND THE WATER CRISIS
At the center of the debate, the global problem of limited access to water, or liquid gold, a finite resource and indispensible to life.
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