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Micronutrient Malnutrition, Infection, and Immunity: an Overview
Nutrition Reviews, 2002Micronutrient deficiencies and infectious diseases often coexist and exhibit complex interactions leading to the vicious cycle of malnutrition and infections among underprivileged populations of the developing countries, particularly in preschool children.
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Micronutrients in the Treatment of Stunting and Moderate Malnutrition
2012Linear growth retardation or stunting may occur with or without low weight-for-age, but in both cases stunted or moderately malnourished children are deficient in micronutrients. Pregnancy and the first 2 years are critical periods. Dietary deficiency of zinc, iron, calcium, and vitamin A are especially common and often occur together.
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Coordinated Strategies for Controlling Micronutrient Malnutrition: A Technical Workshop
The Journal of Nutrition, 1993Participants in a November 1991 workshop concluded that coordinated strategies for controlling malnutrition due to iodine, iron, vitamin A and other micronutrients deficiencies are technically feasible and should be given consideration in planning control efforts.
Frederick L Trowbridge +10 more
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Micronutrient Malnutrition and Biofortification: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives [PDF]
, 2018 Micronutrients malnutrition is of great public health importance in several parts of the world, especially the developing and underdeveloped countries. It has been estimated that about 2 billion people, about one third of the world’s population, are deficient in one or more mineral elements.
Wakeel, Abdul +3 more
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Effect of micronutrient malnutrition on periodontal disease and periodontal therapy
Periodontology 2000, 2018AbstractPeriodontitis is a complex chronic inflammatory noncommunicable disease, initiated by the development of a dysbiotic microbial plaque biofilm below the gingival margin. Whilst the pathogenic biofilm is a “necessary cause” of periodontitis, it is insufficient on its own to cause the disease, and a destructive immune‐inflammatory response is a ...
Henrik, Dommisch +4 more
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Addressing Micronutrient Malnutrition in Urban Settings
2015Access to nutritious foods for those living in poor urban settings is often more of a problem than the availability of these foods. This chapter describes a proven and effective strategy to impact food quality in urban settings through the implementation of national, mandatory food fortification programs.
Laura A. Rowe, David M. Dodson
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(Hidden) Hunger, Malnutrition, and Micronutrients
Abstract From the late 19th to the early 21st century, nutritional expertise contributed to new definitions of hunger, standards for nutrient intake, and programs for enriching food with micronutrients. Over time, nutritional experts’ attention moved from calories to vitamins and micronutrients.openaire +1 more source
Control and prevention of micronutrient malnutrition.
Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition, 2014The importance of micronutrient deficiencies to child survival and to the health and development of nations is universally recognized. Over two billion people, or more than one in three individuals, are at risk of iron, vitamin A and iodine deficiencies.
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From ‘whither’ to ‘wither’ micronutrient malnutrition?
The Lancet, 1997West, C.E., Hautvast, J.G.A.J.
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