Panel Discussion: Providing Nutrition through Tomorrow’s Markets Panelists: Moderator: Mario Rodenstein, Unilever Bestfoods Chuck Slotkin, Nature’s Equity Cheryl Toner, International Food Information Council Elizabeth Cook, WRI

Millions are Malnourished amidst an abundance of food

Of the 826 million undernourished people, 791 million live in the developing world

Poor diet and inactivity may soon outstrip tobacco as the nation's leading preventable killer Preventable Deaths in the United States CAUSE Tobacco Poor Diet & Inactivity Alcohol Microbial Agents Toxic Agents Motor Vehicles 1990 2000 1990 2000 1990 2000 1990 2000 1990 2000 1990 2000 NUMBERS 400,000 435,000 300,000 400,000 100,000 85,000 90,000 75,000 60,000 55,000 25,000 43000 PERCENTAGE OF ALL DEATHS Source: Journal of the American Medical Association 19% 18.2% 14% 16.6% 5% 3.5% 4% 3.1% 3% 2.3% 1% 1.8%