Stories by J. Larry Brown

Malnutrition, Poverty and Intellectual Development

Research into childhood nutrition reveals that a poor diet influences mental development in more ways than expected. Other aspects of poverty exacerbate the effects

February 1, 1996 — J. Larry Brown and Ernesto Pollitt

Health

Hunger in the U.S.

Virtually eliminated in the 1970's, this blight has returned because of Federal cutbacks. By a common definition of hunger some 12 million children and eight million adults are hungry

February 1, 1987 — J. Larry Brown