The Sahel region is undoubtedly the most important part of Sub-Saharan Africa in terms of poverty and vulnerability of its population to food insecurity, which in turn is partly responsible for the growing problem of under-nutrition in this region. However, it is worth noting, that malnutrition and all its consequences are not always so much a lack of food as a lack of knowledge about food. To this end, nutrition-related programs and projects aimed at this region, should target not only food insecurity, but also "nutritional ignorance" throughout the dissemination of nutrition education. This book presents the Sahel region in all its nutrition-relevant aspects, from food supply throughout the nutritional status and health care of Sahelians. Based on the analysis of these aspects, the Author - a victim of vitamin A deficiency during the very early stages of his life - developed with emotion and passion two proposals of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) for health promotion in this region of Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Sahel and West Africa region is facing a serious food and nutrition security crisis with high rates of acute malnutrition, combined with high rates of malnourishment and over-nourishment - the "triple burden of malnutrition". Poor-quality diets are the root of all forms of malnutrition, as well as common non-communicable diseases, and are responsible for an estimated one in five adult deaths globally. The high cost of food is a key barrier to accessing a healthy diet. Even before the recent global inflation in food prices, West Africa's food prices were 30%-40% higher than other regions in the world of comparable income levels. The paper analyses the costs of healthy diets in 17 countries in the Sahel and West Africa and which food groups drive up costs. The observed high cross-country variability in costs and cost composition points to a need for more targeted and nutrition-sensitive food system policies as well as the need to invest in better food price data and monitoring capacities.

Starting a new life in a different country comes with great and hidden challenges. However, one crucial aspect many people don't even think about is the impact of a complete nutritional change on our health which migration-process can trigger. Geography, habits, and culture are only a few factors that affect the way we eat in different parts of the world. Abandoning or substituting old, healthy, nutritional patterns without care and professional health counselling can be fatal."African Healthy Food Secrets" published in full colour with many graphic images, is an important course on the tremendous, unreported African assets on Health and Nutrition. It suggests a healthy balance between dominant foods of the new host-country and the waning healthy food-cultures of the immigrant's home country. "The needed mix on food, faith and ancestry" could provide solutions to the modern versus rural nutrition-clash-dilemma and modern chronic diseases. The African Continent is the "World ́s Biggest Home Pharmacy Store" full of rich medicinal plants, foods, nutrients and resources. However, our lack of awareness of these riches may cost many their health. Explore and discover African, century-old; nutrients adapted and passed on by our ancestors. There is so many tips, much knowledge, medicine, art and literature in the African food culture out there - unseen and unreported. Learn more about what we have, keep and harness these resources. A professional reflection on new ways to fix diversity-induced, nutritional health-problems with researched information and intercultural health awareness. It showcases how "cultural barriers" can be broken via culinary understanding. It is from our long human history and experience that the saying in German "Liebe geht durch den Magen" (The way to a man's heart goes through his stomach) is true in all cultures. Food is a wonderful "peacemaker"."Eat Yourself Healthy, because the right food is the best medicine" A useful Guide for all people wishing to journey through the "African Century-old Nutrition Secrets" to discover and make great changes in their lives. Knowing your genetic code and choosing the adequate nutrition is the key to controlling your body and keeping illness afar. What and how you eat defines your health and the image you see in the mirror every morning.

Updates for many countries have made it possible to estimate hunger in the world with greater accuracy this year. In particular, newly accessible data enabled the revision of the entire series of undernourishment estimates for China back to 2000, resulting in a substantial downward shift of the series of the number of undernourished in the world. Nevertheless, the revision confirms the trend reported in past editions: the number of people affected by hunger globally has been slowly on the rise since 2014. The report also shows that the burden of malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a challenge. There has been some progress for child stunting, low birthweight and exclusive breastfeeding, but at a pace that is still too slow. Childhood overweight is not improving and adult obesity is on the rise in all regions. The report complements the usual assessment of food security and nutrition with projections of what the world may look like in 2030, if trends of the last decade continue. Projections show that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and, despite some progress, most indicators are also not on track to meet global nutrition targets. The food security and nutritional status of the most vulnerable population groups is likely to deteriorate further due to the health and socio economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report puts a spotlight on diet quality as a critical link between food security and nutrition. Meeting SDG 2 targets will only be possible if people have enough food to eat and if what they are eating is nutritious and affordable. The report also introduces new analysis of the cost and affordability of healthy diets around the world, by region and in different development contexts. It presents valuations of the health and climate-change costs associated with current food consumption patterns, as well as the potential cost savings if food consumption patterns were to shift towards healthy diets that include sustainability considerations. The report then concludes with a discussion of the policies and strategies to transform food systems to ensure affordable healthy diets, as part of the required efforts to end both hunger and all forms of malnutrition.