Andrew Ladenheim

1 week ago | geneticliteracyproject.org | Andrew Ladenheim

GLP Policy & Performance Review, 2024 The GLP is committed to full transparency. Download the report.

1 week ago | geneticliteracyproject.org | Andrew Ladenheim

White rice is the staple crop in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It must be polished for storage and has very small amounts of vitamins and no pro–vitamin A (beta-carotene). People in LMICs often consume huge amounts of rice, and many people little else.

1 week ago | geneticliteracyproject.org | Andrew Ladenheim

GLP Policy & Performance Review, 2024 The GLP is committed to full transparency. Download the report.

1 week ago | geneticliteracyproject.org | Andrew Ladenheim

In the heart of Mozambique’s Gaza Province, rice fields stretch across the landscape, a testament to a quiet but powerful agricultural transformation. Just a few years ago, farmers here harvested an average of 1.5 tons of rice per hectare. Today, that figure has soared to 7 tons, thanks to a partnership with China through the Wanbao Rice Project.

1 week ago | geneticliteracyproject.org | Andrew Ladenheim

If there is a positive aspect of the Make American Healthy Again movement it is that it brings to the fore an important, needed discussion about chronic disease. As we live longer, insulated from the catastrophic consequences of historically deadly infectious diseases, long-term chronic conditions are more prevalent.  Already, cancer affects one in three Americans, which means it touches almost every family.