Achievements, challenges, and promising new approaches in vitamin and mineral deficiency control. Nutrition reviews [Nutr Rev] Journal article | | Title | Achievements, challenges, and promising new approaches in vitamin and mineral deficiency control. | | Author(s) | Boy E, Mannar V, Pandav C, de Benoist B, Viteri F, Fontaine O, Hotz C | | Institution | HarvestPlus, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI-CIAT), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. e.boy@cgiar.org | | Source | Nutr Rev 2009 May.:S24-30. | | Abstract | Micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) contribute significantly to the world's disease and mortality burden. Global efforts addressing MNDs have achieved significant yet heterogeneous progress across and within regions and countries. For vitamin A and iodine interventions, enhancing achievements in coverage require further political and financial commitment and targeting of hard-to-reach populations. Anemia control must focus on prevention among preschoolers and adolescent women and on integrated public health programs. Current international guidelines on iron supplementation and cut-off values for anemia need revision. For zinc, advocacy to accelerate the application of revised diarrhea management guidelines is critical, as are efficacy studies on food-based interventions and preventive supplementation. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19453674 |
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