People in developed countries suffer from diseases such as cancer and heart disease, while people in developing countries suffer from problems related to micronutrient deficiencies, he said. Thus, the agronomists, nutritionists and health scientists meeting at Cornell hope that a new international alliance for food systems and health will help to solve such global problems as micronutrient malnutrition and diet-related diseases. In developing countries, five of the 10 leading causes of death are related to poor diet and in developed countries, the populations have inadequate vitamin and mineral intakes, which leads to impaired physical and intellectual development, the scientists said. Over the next 25 years, there will be 2.5 billion more mouths to feed and the food will have to be more nutritious than it is now, the scientists at the meeting said. More than a third of the world's children fail to reach their physical growth and cognitive development potentials due to inadequate diets.
Malnutrition is thought to account for half of child deaths.
I think so.