World Nutrition

as a biological process is more fundamental than sex &dquo;, a statement with which Malinowski expressed his wholehearted agreement. The most urgent aspect of world nutrition is the prevalence of its disorders. Over some areas there is growing evidence of widespread under-feeding. But it appears that man is always at risk. No sooner are deficiency diseases brought under control than there appear the dangers of obesity and other complications of over-eating. Both forms of malnutrition may arise from an unbalanced diet in the same community and even in the .same individual.