This supplement features 3 papers that discuss important links and causal pathways between different dimensions of food security and nutrition in relation to HIV infection and tuberculosis. Specifically, thoughts on how HIV affects the food security of the people infected and how it alters their...

Background: Food insecurity has been independently associated with developing cholera and there is an inverse relationship between national food security and annual cholera incidence. However, the factors that mediate the risk of cholera among food insecure households remain largely unexplored....

Background: Helicobacter pyloriH pylori is the most prevalent human infection in half of the world population. Few studies investigated the reasons of infection to H pylori in societies. The current study was designed to examine the relationship of food insecurity and quality of life with H pylori...

Background: The recent listeriosis outbreak in South Africa brought food safety concerns to the fore in terms of both policy and practice. These concerns encompass both health and nutrition aspects, as well as the economy, because the food system in South Africa contributes significantly to...

The large volcanic eruptions of AD 536 and 540 led to climate cooling and contributed to hardships of Late Antiquity societies throughout Eurasia, and triggered a major environmental event in the historical Roman Empire. Our set of stable carbon isotope records from subfossil tree rings...

Dietary diversity is key to sustainable food security and part of Africa's rich biodiversity heritage are hundreds of lesser-known indigenous crops and wild food plants that are important components of African traditional diets. African traditional foods and African food processing techniques are...

There has been escalation in conflict in Yemen since 2015, with 20.7 million people in need of assistance, and risk of famine. Before the Rome meeting call for action to prevent famine, the Nutrition and Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC) collaborated to prioritize locations at high risk...

Objectives: Food insecurity is linked to poor sexual health outcomes, especially among persons engaged in sexual behaviors that are associated with the risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We examined this link using nationally representative data. Methods: We used data on...

The double burden of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB), coupled with endemic and problematic food insecurity in Africa, can interact to negatively impact health outcomes, creating a syndemic. For people living with HIV/AIDS (PWH), food insecurity is a significant risk factor for acquiring TB due to...

Salinity is one of the main constraints for agriculture productivity worldwide. This important abiotic stress has worsened in the last 20 years due to the increase in water demands in arid and semi-arid areas. In this context, increasing tolerance of crop plants to salt stress is needed to...