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Hidden hunger – a narrative review [PDF]
Jornal De PediatriaObjective: Malnutrition is characterized by situations of undernutrition and obesity resulting from the lack of micronutrients with the greatest impact on children. The objective of this review was to highlight inadequate food consumption, food security,
Joel Alves Lamounier, Virgina Weffort
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Global Update and Trends of Hidden Hunger, 1995-2011: The Hidden Hunger Index. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 BackgroundDeficiencies in essential vitamins and minerals-also termed hidden hunger-are pervasive and hold negative consequences for the cognitive and physical development of children.MethodsThis analysis evaluates the change in hidden hunger over time ...
Julie C Ruel-Bergeron +6 more
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Hidden hunger in Europe: a review on determinants, fragmented policy responses, and implementation barriers [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionDespite significant improvements in food security and healthcare, micronutrient deficiencies – or “hidden hunger” – remain a widespread and under-recognized public health issue across Europe.
Kevin D Cashman, Mairead Kiely
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Choice Reviews Online, 2013 For decades, NGOs targeting world hunger focused on ensuring that adequate quantities of food were being sent to those in need. In the 1990s, the international food policy community turned its focus to the “hidden hunger” of micronutrient deficiencies, a problem that resulted in two scientific solutions: fortification, the addition of nutrients to ...
Hans Konrad Biesalski
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Hidden Hunger: A Pellagra Case Report. [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 Pellagra is a deadly nutritional disease caused by niacin deficiency. Although practically eradicated in developed countries, it still affects vulnerable populations. The diagnosis is based on the presence of characteristic dermatitis in sun-exposed areas, diarrhea, and dementia.
Pinheiro H +4 more
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Hidden Hunger: Solutions for America's Aging Populations. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2018 The global population, including the United States, is experiencing a demographic shift with the proportion of older adults (aged ≥ 65 years) growing faster than any other age group. This demographic group is at higher risk for developing nutrition-related chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes as well as infections such as influenza and
Eggersdorfer M +15 more
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Biofortified Crops for Combating Hidden Hunger in South Africa: Availability, Acceptability, Micronutrient Retention and Bioavailability [PDF]
Foods, 2020 In many poorer parts of the world, biofortification is a strategy that increases the concentration of target nutrients in staple food crops, mainly by genetic manipulation, to alleviate prevalent nutrient deficiencies.
Muthulisi Siwela +6 more
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The global hidden hunger indices and maps: an advocacy tool for action. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The unified global efforts to mitigate the high burden of vitamin and mineral deficiency, known as hidden hunger, in populations around the world are crucial to the achievement of most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Sumithra Muthayya +5 more
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The global burden of chronic and hidden hunger revisited: New panel data evidence spanning 1990–2017
Global Food Security, 2021 Matty Demont, Bert Lenaerts
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Hidden hunger: food insecurity in the age of coronavirus. [PDF]
Am J Clin Nutr, 2020 Neff LM.
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