Spring/Summer 2013
Operation Free Lunch In ChinaFor over 25,000 poverty-stricken children in China, a “free lunch” is their daily reality.
Journalist Deng Fei set up the Free Lunch Campaign in 2011, raised USD 3.9 million from Chinese social media users in just one year and pioneered the power of micro-blogging in China's battle against inequality. |
Food Focus
European Cafes Revive Coffee "Pay it Forward" Policy Photo: Flickr/Christopher Cornelius
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The Surprising History of Hawaii and the Pineapple Photo: Flickr/Leoncillo Sabino
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8 Things You Didn't Know About Nutella Photo: Flickr/Allison.Hare
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How Much Food Does $5 Buy Around the World?Via Good.is: This short, clever video shows just how far you can stretch $5 on foods around the world. Sometimes, it goes pretty far (25 lbs of bananas in Ethiopia) and other times, it may barely buy you a beer (Japan)...
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Photo: Flickr/Shardayyy
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Sugary Drinks Lead to 180,000 Deaths WorldwideFrom CNN: "Research presented at the recent American Heart Association conference found that sugar-sweetened beverages are linked to more than 180,000 obesity-related deaths worldwide each year.
Among the world's 35 largest countries, Mexico had the highest death rates from sugary drinks, and Bangladesh had the lowest, according to the study. The United States ranked third. However, the American Beverage Association dismissed the research as "more about sensationalism than science." |