Eating for good health in Egypt: A national challenge

Shocker: Unhealthy eating habits are finally catching up with us: A poor quality diet is contributing to stunted growth in children and obesity among mothers in Egypt, academics and UNICEF specialists say, according to All Africa. Malnutrition represents 35% of the disease burden for children under five, but the problem is an increased reliance on convenience food that has little nutritional value, and not food availability. Experts say that policy efforts to tackle endemic nutritional problems undertaken by the government in collaboration with civil society are virtually meaningless unless people change their eating habits.