The UN warns famine is likely in Gaza. What do malnutrition and hunger do to the body?
- Written by Clare Dix, Lecturer In Nutrition & Dietetics, University of the Sunshine Coast
Anas-Mohammed/ShutterstockThe risk of famine looms in Gaza. International monitors warn more than 90% of the population face acute food insecurity, meaning their inability to eat enough food puts them in immediate danger of starvation. The number experiencing “catastrophic” hunger is set to double in the coming months.
Israel has been...





