Hunger

The mistake you make in the morning: Why are you hungry just an hour after eating?

Feeling hungry a short time after breakfast? It is possible that the problem is not with the amount of food, but rather with its composition.

A healthy breakfast
Studies show that sometimes between 8 to 15 exposures are required before a new food moves from "strange" to "acceptable"

The man who couldn't watch Israel throw its food away: The story of Leket Israel

Workers prepare AIS boxes at a World Food Programme (WFP) facility in Damascus countryside, Syria, July 29, 2025.

World Food Programme slashes Syria aid, affecting 7.2 million as funding crisis deepens

Afghan men queue to receive packages of fortified biscuits distributed by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) organisation in the Laja Mangal district of Paktia province on March 16, 2026.

WFP warns tens of millions could face acute hunger if Iran war continues


The Smiling Face of Meir Panim

Israel's largest assistance network puts up impressive numbers for helping the needy. Yet, while the statistics are remarkable, the meaning behind Meir Panim’s mission is even more noteworthy.

Meir Panim celebrates Purim

How Israeli scientists are saving crops

Researchers at Israel's Weizmann Institute found a sustainable way to eliminate a parasitic crop killer that caused hunger and famine in sub-Saharan Africa.

Researchers help plants at the Weizmann Institute of Science

'Catastrophic' risk of death for 300,000 Yemeni children trapped by attack

The biggest battle in a three-year war, which has already created the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, centers on Hodeidah.

A displaced Yemeni boy is seen at a refugee camp located between Marib and Sanaa, Yemen March 29, 2018.

Produce 'rescue': Looking to Israeli initiatives to combat world hunger

Advocating the need for food banks throughout the world, Moon believes that this is the key element in reducing the number of hungry and malnourished people.

LEKET ISRAEL volunteers pick produce for the needy.