The number of obese school-aged children has exceeded the number of underweight children globally, according to a new report released by UNICEF.
This is the first time obesity has overtaken undernourishment as the leading form of malnutrition among children aged five to 19, according to the report released on Wednesday.
Today, “when we talk about malnutrition, we are no longer just talking about underweight children,” UNICEF chief Catherine Russell said in a statement on the report’s release.
The federal government considered using “binding legislation” and monetary penalties to make grocery giants stabilize prices, a sign the government was at one point willing to take sweeping action to address public anger over soaring grocery costs and rising corporate profits.
A 2024 document obtained by the IJF through its Open By Default database reveals public servants in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada proposed legislation forcing grocers to adopt a “code of conduct” meant to reduce food inflation.
You don’t have to look far to realize something is deeply wrong in America. Our shelves are lined with food and products that 30 other countries have outright banned. Our children are overweight, medicated, emotionally dysregulated, and chronically ill. Our cancer rates are astronomical. And our government agencies—tasked with protecting public health—are in on it.
Let’s stop pretending this is accidental. It’s not.
It’s a small change that risks cultivating a big debate.
On one side is the principle of farmer’s privilege — the traditional right of Canadian farmers to save seeds at the end of a growing season and reuse them the next year.
On the other is the principle of plant breeders’ rights — the right of those who develop new seeds and plants to protect and profit from their discoveries.
The issue has been dormant for a decade. Now, proposed changes to government rules regarding plant breeders’ rights are reviving that debate.
