In this book and elsewhere Dutch courts are portrayed as little short of barbaric for rejecting direct applicability of the human right to food. In this contribution I want to revisit case law asking the question if the rejection of direct applicability of the right to food implies that in the Netherlands hungry people are actually being let down by the courts.
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The use of growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) has become widespread. It is a potential contributor towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals of halving hunger and reducing child mortality by two-thirds within 2015. Yet, GMP appears to be a prerequisite for good child health but several studies have shown that there is a discrepancy between the purpose and the practice of GMP. The high prevalence of malnutrition in many developing countries seems to confirm this fact. A descriptive qualitative study was carried out from April to September 2011. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were conducted amongst mothers and health workers. Data were analyzed using a qualitative content analysis technique, with the support of ATLAS.ti 5.0 software. The results suggest that most mothers were aware of the need for regular weight monitoring while health workers also seemed to be well-aware and to practise GMP according to the international guidelines. However, there was a deficit in maternal knowledge with regard to child-feeding and a lack of basic resources to keep and/or to buy healthful and nutritionally-rich food. Furthermore, the role of the husband was not always supportive of proper child-feeding. In general, GMP is unlikely to succeed if mothers lack awareness of proper child-feeding practices, and if they are not supported by their husbands.
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Praktijkgericht onderzoek speelt een belangrijke rol binnen de University of Applied Sciences van onze Hogeschool Inholland. Wij hebben dan ook een ijzersterk verhaal te vertellen en een schat aan relevante onderzoeksresultaten om te laten zien. En dat willen we graag delen met de wereld. Binnen ons praktijkgericht onderzoek werken we aan maatschappelijke vraagstukken. Soms groot en globaal, soms klein en regionaal. Maar altijd om de praktijk verder te helpen. Waarom? Omdat we vinden dat het onze maatschappelijke taak is. Het draagt bij aan de professionele ontwikkeling van onze studenten en aan innovatie en ontwikkeling van het werkveld . De onderzoeksgroep, Research & Innovation Centre, van het domein Agri, Food & Life Sciences wordt gevormd door lectoren, docent-onderzoekers en natuurlijk studenten. Samen met partners uit het werkveld dragen wij bij aan de Sustainable Development Goals en de Greendeal Farm to Fork (EU). Ons onderzoek en de kennisvalorisatie draagt bij aan innovatieve en duurzame ontwikkelingen, denk aan circulaire land- en tuinbouw, dieren in de stad, natuur, leefomgeving, voedsel en voeding, bodem, klimaatadaptatie en biodiversiteit.
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While the creation of an energy deficit (ED) is required for weight loss, it is well documented that actual weight loss is generally lower than what expected based on the initially imposed ED, a result of adaptive mechanisms that are oppose to initial ED to result in energy balance at a lower set-point. In addition to leading to plateauing weight loss, these adaptive responses have also been implicated in weight regain and weight cycling (add consequences). Adaptions occur both on the intake side, leading to a hyperphagic state in which food intake is favored (elevated levels of hunger, appetite, cravings etc.), as well as on the expenditure side, as adaptive thermogenesis reduces energy expenditure through compensatory reductions in resting metabolic rate (RMR), non-exercise activity expenditure (NEAT) and the thermic effect of food (TEF). Two strategies that have been utilized to improve weight loss outcomes include increasing dietary protein content and increasing energy flux during weight loss. Preliminary data from our group and others demonstrate that both approaches - especially when combined - have the capacity to reduce the hyperphagic response and attenuate reductions in energy expenditure, thereby minimizing the adaptive mechanisms implicated in plateauing weight loss, weight regain and weight cycling. Past research has largely focused on one specific component of energy balance (e.g. hunger or RMR) rather than assessing the impact of these strategies on all components of energy balance. Given that all components of energy balance are strongly connected with each other and therefore can potentially negate beneficial impacts on one specific component, the primary objective of this application is to use a comprehensive approach that integrates all components of energy balance to quantify the changes in response to a high protein and high energy flux, alone and in combination, during weight loss (Fig 1). Our central hypothesis is that a combination of high protein intake and high energy flux will be most effective at minimizing both metabolic and behavioral adaptations in several components of energy balance such that the hyperphagic state and adaptive thermogenesis are attenuated to lead to superior weight loss results and long-term weight maintenance.
The Zero Hunger Lab at the University of Tilburg commissioned a serious game, simulating global food challenge to foster awareness and solutions to reduce world hunger. This serious board game was played with experts and primary school, high school and university students.
