Global hunger has been on the decline for decades, and millions of lives have been saved as a result of technological and agricultural innovation throughout the developing world.
But even here in the United States, millions suffer from malnutrition. A recent study by Abbott, the health care company, estimated disease associated with malnutrition costs the U.S. $15.5 billion a year.
Health care providers, state governments and the federal government bear the cost of a myriad of diseases linked to malnutrition.
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