Eating less frequently and consuming worse food as a result of the global financial crisis

People living in the world's poorest communities are eating less frequently and consuming worse food as a result of the global financial crisis, according to a study of the impact of the recession in five developing nations published today. Many poor families hit by the economic downturn are also removing their children from school, research by the Institute of Development Studies showed, and in a number of countries children are being pushed into work early as a consequence of the international crisis. Research conducted in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Jamaica and Zambia attempted to provide a rapid overview of the consequences of the recession in some of the world's most deprived communities.