Vitamin A deficiency is still considered a major nutritional problem in the developing world.
Increasing evidence of the role of vitamin A in the control of both morbidity and mortality is a …

It was the consensus among all meeting participants that their conclusions concerning
vitamin A supplementation should be understood as applying to populations in countries or …

In developed countries, food fortification has proven an effective and low-cost way to
increase the micronutrient supply and reduce the consequences of micronutrient …

Aimed at development planners and students of nutrition, public health, anthropology, and
human cultural ecology, this book discusses issues surrounding the use of natural sources …

Food-based programmes have the potential to effect long-term and sustainable solutions to
the problem of vitamin A deficiency. Dietary sources of vitamin A and provitamin A, including …

Clinical eye signs are estimated to affect 5–10 million children annually in the developing
world. Thus most experience with large-scale prophylaxis programs has been with periodic …

Food-based approaches, using foods naturally rich in micronutrients, are one strategy for
combating micronutrient deficiencies. They can have both a direct impact on nutritional …

Vitamin A deficiency is a major public health problem in Africa, especially in the Sahelian
countries. It occurs mainly in young children and women of childbearing age. Inadequate …

As a public health problem, deficiency of vitamin A occurs when the habitual intake of
bioavailable vitamin A is too little to meet physiological needs under prevailing conditions …

Discussion Paper 92. Assessing the Potential for Food-based Strategies to Reduce Vitamin A
and Iron Deficiencies: A Review of Re Page 1 94 Food and Nutrition Bulletin, vol. 22, no. 1 © …