A New York Times feature recently highlighted the potential and the controversy of the plumpy'nut foods that fight child malnutrition. What cannot be forgotten amidst the debate is the number of malnourished children who need this food--now.
The charity Action Against Hunger says "each year, at least 3.5 million children die from malnutrition-related causes." So any debate on plumpy'nut must also coincide with action on child feeding. As George Marshall used to warn during discussions over European reconstruction, "the patient is sinking, while the doctors deliberate." We don't want that to happen now with regard to children.
Read the full article at American Chronicle
