They still carry food and firewood.

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But many were in such poor physical shape when they arrived, they needed decent food before they could carry out the work.

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Our decades of work on child nutrition programs has convinced us that no matter how much the food improves, many children, especially teenagers, will not eat school meals because they carry the stigma of "poor kids food".

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They carry bags, maybe a little food for the night or a mat to sleep on.

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They shed all the heavy stuff and carry with them the things they need: ammunition, communications, water, food, and chemical gear.

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"The investigation does show police officers with some items, " Riley said, but some of the officers took essential items such as food and clothing, which they needed to carry out their jobs.

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Others carry on fasting, despite becoming so weak through lack of food, that they are unable to continue chemotherapy.

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They were also required to carry all their equipment for the duration of the ultra-marathon -- from food and sleeping gear to an anti-venom pump and glow sticks -- as they battled with weariness and dehydration whilst snaking their way past rolling dunes, steep-sided uplands, dried-up lakes and abandoned settlements in the hostile heat.

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