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But if we only focus on producing more calories of food per hectare, and throttling back population growth in order to fill the gap, <strong>we won\u2019t address the more complex reasons why our modern food system leaves us hungry, heavy, and sick,<\/strong> argues science writer LEONIE JOUBERT.<\/p>\n<p>It was telling that the apex dignitary invited to last week\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalfoodsecurityconference.com\/\">Global Food Security Conference<\/a> in Cape Town was the Minister of Agriculture. Even though the \u201cwicked\u201d problem of food insecurity was framed in its usual three ways \u2013 a devil\u2019s weave of hunger, micro-nutrient deficiency, and overweight\/obesity \u2013 there still wasn\u2019t any sign that the Ministers of Health or Social Development should be leading the charge to fix a food system that appears awash with calories, but nevertheless leaves so many hungry and heavy.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/en\/\">The\u00a0World Health Organisation<\/a> (WHO) is finally recognising the need to <strong>change the unhealthy food environment<\/strong>, rather than focusing on instructing individuals on how to behave within that environment. 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