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With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Liangzhi You

Liangzhi You is a Senior Research Fellow and theme leader in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on climate resilience, spatial data and analytics, agroecosystems, and agricultural science policy. Gridded crop production data of the world (SPAM) and the agricultural technology evaluation model (DREAM) are among his research contributions. 

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Food Tips: Here Are Simple Meal Hacks to Take Care of Your Heart (India.com)

December 27, 2021


India.com published an article stating that a Lancet study shows, one in five deaths globally is associated with poor diet, and diet contributes to a range of chronic diseases in people around the world. Overall, in 2017, an estimated 11 million deaths were attributable to poor diet. According to an IFPRI study, it is important to adopt a healthy diet that can reduce the risk of a person developing heart disease by 35%, and the risk is further diminished by 70% when the person follows a good lifestyle. Interestingly, the diets of average Indians are considered unhealthy and comprising of not enough proteins, fruits, and vegetables. 

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