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“Epidemic” of Hunger Suspected
A UCSD research team has produced statistical evidence that more than 6,000 San Diego County children are so undernourished that their brain development has been impaired. Dr. Robert Livingston, a professor of the neurosciences at UCSD School of Medicine, said if the figures produced are correct, and he believes they are, San Diego has an "epidemic of preventable health tragedy." Livingston, flanked by his team of student researchers, presented the findings at a press conference also attended by Dr. J.B. Askew, San Diego director of public health.