An increasing recognition has emerged of the complexities of the global health agenda—
specifically, the collision of infections and noncommunicable diseases and the dual burden …

Assessing the prevalence and severity of zinc deficiency in populations is critical to
determine the need for and appropriate targeting of zinc intervention programs and to …

Chronic inflammation induced by endotoxin from a dysbiotic gut microbiota contributes to the
development of obesity-related metabolic disorders. Modification of gut microbiota by a diet …

Background Powders containing iron and other micronutrients are recommended as a
strategy to prevent nutritional anaemia and other micronutrient deficiencies in children. We …

Epigenetic memory, in particular DNA methylation, is established during development in
differentiating cells and must be erased to create naïve (induced) pluripotent stem cells. The …

Infection and undernutrition are prevalent in developing countries and demonstrate a
synergistic relation. Undernutrition increases infection-related morbidity and mortality. The …

C-reactive protein (CRP) is used as a biomarker of morbidity and mortality risk in studies of
population health, and is essential to interpretation of several micronutrient biomarkers …

The association between inflammation and vitamin A (VA) metabolism and status
assessment has been documented in multiple studies with animals and humans. The …

Vitamin A deficiency affects an estimated 125–130 million preschool-aged children and 7
million pregnant women in low-income countries [1]. Prevalent cases of preschool …

Metalloregulatory proteins control the expression of genes that allow organisms to quickly
adapt to chronic toxicity or deprivation of both biologically essential metal ions and heavy …