What did you learn about dietary choices from using the footprint calculator? Now imagine that you could translate what you learned into an effective societal policy on food- what would it be? And how would this policy effect the need to alleviate world hunger?
925 million people on earth do not have enough to eat according to the FAO [Food and Agricultural Organization]. That's almost 1 in 7 inhabitants of our planet!
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Details about healthy eating .
Nutrition is one of the topics most often addressed in discussions about a healthy lifestyle , but many people fail in terms of healthy eating because they have too many rules and everything seems too complicated , according to huffingtonpost.com .
Water should be the main drink of the day .
According to a study published in the American Journal of Nutrition, people who consume generally more water to the detriment juices , alcoholic beverages and those fizzy , tend to have a healthier diet , including more high-fiber and low in sugar and to consume less food rich in calories. Besides maintaining a healthy level of hydration , water could be helpful in weight loss , reducing appetite and increasing metabolism .