spirulina food for the future

Spirulina -Food for the Future

SYED ISA SYED ALWICEO of Algaetech International, Malaysia

Against Malnutrition

Spirulina – “food for the future”

Contents

What is Malnutrition

World Hunger Statistic

Spirulina – Food for the future

Spirulina Against Malnutrition

Spirulina World Program – IIMSAM

Who We Are – Algaetech International

Our Roles and Responsibilities

Conclusion

Spirulina “Food for the Future”

Malnutrition……………..lack of food are the primary reasons why malnutrition occurs.


What is Malnutrition

Malnutrition is the insufficient, excessive or imbalanced consumption of nutrients.

According to the UN World Food Program, over 1 billion people in the world do not

have enough to eat.

Every 6 seconds a child dies from malnutrition and related causes. There are lots of causes which are responsible for malnutrition in the world which has emerged as the gravest single threat to the

world's public health.

Poverty is a major cause of malnourishment because it limits the amount of food available to children causing wasting and a lack of vitamins, minerals and nutritional

value leading to stunting and low weight.

Malnutrition can affect anyone in any age group. However infants and children are at greater risk because of the higher need of

nutrients for a healthy growing.

Lot of international reports on ‘malnutrition and hunger ‘by WHO, FAO and Global Hunger Index shows astonishing facts depicting the gravity of the situation.


World Malnutrition Issues


Worldwide poverty and lack of food are theprimary reasons why malnutrition occurs.Families of low-income households do notalways have enough healthy food to eat.

When there is a household food shortage,children are the most vulnerable tomalnutrition because of their high energyneeds.

Famine leads specifically to a severe lack ofrequisite amounts of vitamins, protein, andessential minerals in the broad population’sdiet.

Medical problems occurring as the result ofmalnutrition are called deficiency diseases.

Symptoms of malnutrition vary, dependingon what nutrients are deficient in the body.Unintentionally losing weight may be a signof malnutrition.

Their skin is pale, thick, dry, and easilybruised. Rashes and changes inpigmentation are common.

Hair is thin, tightly curled, and easily pulled out. Joints ache and bones are soft and

tender. The gums bleed. The tongue may be swollen, or shriveled and cracked.

Visual disturbances include night blindness and increased sensitivity to light and glare.

Causes & Effects


Others Symptoms

Other symptoms of malnutrition include:

Fatigue

Dizziness

Anemia

Diarrhea

Disorientation

Goiter (enlarged thyroid gland)

Loss of reflexes and lack of coordination

Muscle twitches

Decreased immune response

Scaling and cracking of the lips and mouth

Children who are over nourished are visibly overweight or obese, and consume more food than their bodies need (or expend too little energy

through physical activity).


Deficiency Diseases Caused Due to Malnutrition


They Need all this to survive.


Malnutrition StatisticsChronic malnutrition can create potentially fatal effects for all sufferers if not treated in a timely

manner. However, those who become malnourished in developing nations are extremely susceptible to diseases created by malnutrition, such as kwashiorkor and marasmus, as well

as more common ailments.


There were 923 million malnourished people in the world in 2007, an increase of 80 million since 1990,despite the fact that the world already produces enough food to feed everyone

6 billion people - and could feed the double - 12 billion people.


On the average, a person dies every second as a direct or indirect result of malnutrition –

4000 every hour - 100 000 each day - 36 million each year - 58 % of all deaths (2001-2004 estimates).

On the average, a child dies every 5 seconds as a direct or indirect result of malnutrition –

700 every hour - 16 000 each day - 6 million each year - 60% of all child deaths (2002-2008 estimates).


This table measures"undernourishment", as defined byFAO, and represents the number ofpeople consuming (on average foryears 2001 to 2003) less than theminimum amount of food energy(measured in kilocalories per capitaper day) necessary for the averageperson to stay in good health whileperforming light physical activity.

It is a conservative indicator that doesnot take into account the extra needsof people performing extraneousphysical activity, nor seasonalvariations in food consumption orother sources of variability such asinter-individual differences in energyrequirements.


World Hunger StatisticsAccording to WHO, several hundred million people are suffering from

malnutrition in different parts of the globe and majority belongs to the Third World Countries


Global Hunger

925 million people do not have enough to eat - more than the populations of USA, Canada and the European Union;(Source: FAO news release, 14 September 2010)

98 percent of the world's hungry live in developing countries;(Source: FAO news release, 2010)

Asia and the Pacific region is home to over half the world’s population and nearly 2/3 of the world’s hungry people;

(Source: FAO news release, 2010)

Women make up a little over half of the world's population, but they account for over 60 percent of the world’s hungry.(Source: Strengthening efforts to eradicate hunger, ECOSOC, 2007)

65 percent of the world's hungry live in only seven countries: India, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Ethiopia.(Source: FAO news release, 2010)


Child Hunger

More than 70% of the world's

146 million underweight

children under age five years live

in just 10 countries, with more than 50 % located in South

Asia alone;(Source: Progress for

Children: A Report Card on Nutrition, UNICEF,

2006)

10.9 million children under

five die in developing

countries each year.

Malnutrition and hunger-related diseases cause

60% of the deaths;

(Source: The State of the World's Children,

UNICEF, 2007)

The cost of under nutrition to

national economic

development is estimated at

US$20-30 billion per annum;

(Source: Progress for Children: A Report Card

on Nutrition, UNICEF, 2006)

One out of four children - roughly

146 million - in developing

countries are underweight;

(Source: The State of the World's Children,

UNICEF, 2007)

Every year WFP feeds more than

20 million children in school feeding program

in some 70 countries. In

2008, WFP fed a record 23 million

children.

(Source: WFP School Feeding Unit)


Malnutrition

• It is estimated that 684,000 child deaths worldwide could be prevented by increasing access to vitamin A and zinc

(Source: WFP Annual Report 2007)

• Under nutrition contributes to 53% of the 9.7 million deaths of children under five each year in developing countries.

(Source: Under five deaths by cause, UNICEF, 2006)

• Lack of Vitamin A kills a million infants a year

(Source: Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency, A Global Progress Report, UNICEF)

• Iron deficiency is the most prevalent form of malnutrition worldwide, affecting an estimated 2 billion people.

(Source: World Health Organization, WHO Global Database on Anaemia)

• Iron deficiency is impairing the mental development of 40-60 % children in developing countries

(Source: Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency, A Global Progress Report, p2, UNICEF)

• Worldwide, 1.9 billion people are at risk of iodine deficiency, which can easily be prevented by adding iodine to salt

(Source: UN Standing Committee on Nutrition. World Nutrition Situation 5th report. 2005)


Foods & HIV/AIDS

In the countries mostheavily affected, HIVhas reduced lifeexpectancy by morethan 20 years, slowedeconomic growth, anddeepened household

poverty.

(Source: 2008 UNAIDSGlobal Report on theAIDS Epidemic)

In sub-Saharan Africaalone, the epidemichas orphaned nearly12 million childrenaged under 18 years.

(Source: 2008 UNAIDSGlobal Report on theAIDS Epidemic).

WFP and UNAIDSproject that it will coston average US $0.70cents per day tonutritionally supportan AIDS patient andhis/her family.

(Source: Cost ofNutritional Support forHIV/AIDS Projects, WFP,July 2008)

Assistance for orphansand vulnerablechildren is estimated atUS$0.31 per day.

(Source: Cost ofNutritional Support forHIV/AIDS Projects, WFP,July 2008)


Foods & HIV/AIDS


Spirulina PlatensisSpirulina is incredibly rich containing a balance of nutrients that make it virtually a ‘whole food’ capable of complimenting life without the need

for other dietary supplements


What is Spirulina??

Spirulina is microscopic blue - green algae that exist as a single-celled

organism turning sunlight into life energy. It is one

of the first life forms designed by nature more than 3.6 billion years ago.

Spirulina contains billions of years of evolutionary wisdom in its DNA and is

an offspring of earth’s first photosynthetic life

forms

Spirulina is exceedingly adaptable and occurs in a

wide variety of environments including

fresh water, tropical springs, saltwater and

saltpans.

Spirulina is full of nutrients and very easily digested. Commercially, Spirulina is available as a

powder, tablet and capsule or added to foods

and health tonics.

Now many people around the globe realize that

Spirulina is a powerful food with huge potential as a whole food source &

medicine.

There are many forms of valuable algae and in the last 40 years Spirulina has

been singled out for its nutritional properties & it became a favorite of the

health food industry.


Why Spirulina??

The gap between the human population and food supply has widenedgradually in recent years and the balance is greatly in favor of populationgrowth. Spirulina, micro-algae is a way out for the problems of humankind tobe able to survive in the future.

Micro-algae are high value, low volume biological materials with a growingdemand in health food, therapeutics and specialized feeds. The potentials ofmicroalgae as source of food or food supplements dates backs to manycenturies, wherein thick surface growth in water bodies were collected andconsumed by ancient Aztec tribes.

In the present era, Spirulina, a spirally coiled photosynthetic cyan prokaryote,is often hailed as “wonder food” of our times, with unusually high proteincontent and nutraceutical properties.

Spirulina has been existing on the earth surface for more than 3.6 billion years, may be one of the disease preventing and anti aging wonderful nature's gift to mankind.


Spirulina FactsSpirulina does not need fertile land for cultivation and therefore conserves fertile land and soil. It

has over 60 % protein that is higher than any other food besides benefits of rapid growthand higher yield.

Spirulina requires less energy input per kilo than soy, corn, or bovine protein. As cheap energysources are depleted, costs of energy dependent foods will rise up with energy prices.

Spirulina uses less water per kilo of protein than other foods as the water is recycled back to theponds after harvesting.

Spirulina is a big oxygen producer that is even more efficient than trees and forests to absorbCarbon dioxide and release Oxygen.

Spirulina production uses non-fertile land and brackish water and is a potent remedy todeforestation to cultivate food. As people eat lower on the food chain, the pressure todestroy wilderness can be halted and help re-green our planet.

Spirulina has no externalized hidden costs in terms of depletion of fresh water, fertile top soil andforests, pollution from pesticides, herbicides and toxins. No long term medical costs fromunhealthy foods with chemical additives.


Spirulina – Nutritional Benefits


Spirulina as Super Food

Spirulina is a wholesome food supplement, richest source of protein (65-71% by

dry weight), vitamins, amino acids, beta carotene, linolenic acid, minerals and

other nutrients. Spirulina is claimed as non toxic, nutritious food with corrective

properties against viral attacks, anemia, cancer, heptotoxicity, cardiovascular diseases, hyperglycemia, hyperlipedemia, immunodeficiency, inflammatory

processes and like.

26 times more calcium than milk

1kg of Spirulina = 1,000Kg of assorted vegetables

6 times more protein than eggs

20 times protein more than milk

Richest source of iron and beta carotene, as well as of vitamin B12

Has all the essential amino acids besides necessary enzymes and minerals.


Spirulina AgainstMalnutrition

“There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of Bread” – Mahatma Gandhi


ProspectIt appears today that Spirulina shows a significant potential for fighting chronicmalnutrition and for development. In its 2008 - 2010 report, the Food &Agriculture Organization (FAO) made two recommendations in that regardInternational organization working with spirulina should consider preparing apractical guide to small-scale spirulina production. This small-scale productionshould be orientated towards:

“There is a role for both national governments – as well as intergovernmental organizations to reevaluate the potential of spirulina to fulfill both their own food security needs as well as a

tool for their overseas development ”

i) Providing nutritional supplements for widespread use in rural and urban communities where the staple diet is poor or

inadequate;

ii) Allowing diversification from traditional crops in cases where land

or water resources are limited


FOA on SpirulinaFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was prepared a draft position on Spirulina and based on report was presented in 2008 , its includes the following recommendations:

Improve technical and economic solutions to Spirulina production in

environmentally impoverished conditions, as well as to prepare tested production packages for rapid deployment in emergency

situations.

Develop a practical guide to small-scale Spirulina production

that could be used for development mythologies

Providing nutritional supplements for use in

rural and urban communities where the

diet is inadequate

Allowing diversification from traditional crops in

cases where land or water resources are

limited

Integrated system for waste water treatment, small-scale aquaculture production and other

livestock feed supplication

As a short- and medium-term solution to

emergency situations where a sustainable

supply of high protein/high vitamin foodstuff is required.

Establish a better monitoring of global

Spirulina production and product flows

Develop some form of web-based resource

that allows the compilation of

scientifically robust for public access.

Develop clear guidelines on food safety aspects

of Spirulina so that human health risks can

be managed


UN on SpirulinaConvention for the Use of Food Micro-algae and the IntergovernmentalInstitution for the Use of Spirulina against Malnutrition” has been established inkeeping with the above agreements and has been granted observer status in thework of the Economic and aiming to encourage greater attention to theproduction and use of Spirulina for the reduction of hunger and poverty and tocombat the food crises.

Takes note of the potential of Spirulina to reduce hunger and

malnutrition and to improve the prospects for sustainable

development

Calls upon Member States, United Nations agencies and other intergovernmental organizations, as well as non-governmental organizations and the private sector, to

encourage the production and use of Spirulina

Emphasizes the importance of assisting national activities for the production and use of Spirulina, especially in

member countries of the Convention for the Use of Food Micro-algae and the Intergovernmental Institution for the

Use of Spirulina against Malnutrition

Decides to review at its sixty-second session, the progress

made in these areas, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a report, through the Economic and

Social Council, on the relevant efforts


Who We Are?Algaetech International Sdn Bhd, Malaysia


Algaetech International was incorporated in Malaysia year 2004 as an investment holding company with group activities in Micro-Algae Research & Development,

Consultancy, Production and Marketing for Renewable Energy and High Value Products of Anti-Oxidants (or functional foods)

Sales & Marketing of algae nutritional product such as PremiaSpirulina, Spirulina Coffee and others.

Research and development of algae for bio fuel

Cultivation of Heamatococcus pluvialis for Astaxanthin production

Consultancy of micro-algae development for renewable energy and high value products from flue gas

Consultancy of Green technology solutions

Introduction


• Pioneer in the Algae Bio technology in Malaysia since 2004.

• 100% Bumiputera company with head office in WismaRampai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

• Core competencies in providing “clean technology”solutions to mankind predominantly by using algae.

• Algaetech envisions a greener and cleaner environment by“prevention & curing” approach for the major “earthproblems” such as global warming and wastes

• Successfully implemented many proven solutions forCarbon Credit Management, Methane capturing, waste andwater treatment system using Algae etc.

• Successfully developed technologies to producecommercial algal strains specifically for Malaysian climatesand surrounding tropical countries.

About Us


1. Research & Development of Algae for functional food and bio-fuels

2. Consultancy in CO2 Sequestration, Carbon Credit Management, Emission

Control management (Carbon Capture) and Integrated Renewable Energy Plant

combines with algae cultivation and production

3. Algae Integrated Management System (AIMsys)

4. Primary production of high value products and anti oxidants such as Spirulina,

astaxanthin

5. Sales & Marketing of algae nutritional product thunder brand named “Premia”.

Algaetech’s Expertise


We Introduced – Premia Spirulina EX

Why PREMIA Spirulina is better than the wild Spirulina?

PREMIA has chosen the best wildSpirulina and is cultured carefully incontrolled clean environment . PREMIASpirulina contains the same activecomponents such as the wild type butmore stable levels of effectiveness andsafety.

How PREMIA Spirulina is different from other brands?

1. High quality Spirulina is used2. Cultured in a controlled clean pond environment3. Quality management from breeding to processing4. In the process of applying new technologies to maintain purity5. 100% plant products without preservatives6. HALAL certified7. Easily digestible food; and8. Suitable for all ages

How PREMIA guarantees product quality of Spirulina?

PREMIA Spirulina is processed in more detail in the formof tablets and continue to be bottled Every day, our staffcarry out quality control tests in the laboratory atrandom products the finished products are packed toensure purity, cleanliness and effectiveness of theproduct is at the high level of quality


PREMIA Spirulina-EX


• Its located at Technology Park , Malaysia ( 2 acres of land and facilities area) and also at Sentul Jakarta, Indonesia (7 acres of land and facilities area)

• Target to produce: up to 5 tonne of Spirulina upon full production capacity per annum

Our Spirulina Farm


• Algaetech International Sdn Bhd, Malaysia has signed an Memorandum of Understandingwith IIMSAM for the development of World Spirulina Program (in Malaysia and Asian Region).The mandate is to eradicate and endeavor to sensitize the global community of the urgentneed of ending acute malnutrition and actuate collective efforts for the same bymainstreaming the use of Spirulina.

• With our support and initiatives would help save the lives of almost forty-thousand childrenthat suffer and perish every day from acute malnutrition. It would also empower the lives ofalmost a billion that are affected negatively by malnutrition worldwide.

World Spirulina Program

Intergovernmental Institution for the use of

Micro-Algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition www.iimsam.org

IIMSAM aspires for cooperation and alliances with the privatesector, NGOs, IGOs, academia, and the civil society so that theuse of Spirulina be mainstreamed as a tool of policy andpractice to deliver to the peoples of the world the dailynutritional requirement of a human body; and to make Spirulinaa key-driver to eradicate malnutrition, achieve food security andbridge the health divide with a special priority for theDeveloping and the Least Developed Countries.


• MOSTI

• MTDC

• SIRIM Berhad

• BioTechCorp

• Supreme Biotech

• Biotech International

• MIMOS

• USM

• UKM

• UMS

• Rhodes University, South Africa

• Seambiotics

• Ingrepro

• Feyecon

• IIMSAM

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Our Peoples


Longest PBR – Our Algae Cultivation Project


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