Over three billion people are currently micronutrient (ie micronutrient elements and vitamins)
malnourished, resulting in egregious societal costs including learning disabilities among …

This review considers the research to date on the role of nutrition in cognitive development
in children, with a particular emphasis on the relatively neglected post-infancy period …

Table of Contents Summary 119 1. Introduction 119 1.1 The gastrointestinal ecosystem 119
1.2 Groups of intestinal parasitic worms that infect humans 121 1.2. 1 Flukes or trematodes …

Results: Although vitamin A deficiency is recognized to cause anemia,'vitamin A deficiency
anemia'lacks complete characterization as a distinct clinical entity. Vitamin A appears to be …

Background The existing evidence is limited and contradicting on the co-occurrence of
anemia and stunting (CAS) at individual level, despite a great overlap in their risk factors …

Background Iron‐deficiency anaemia is common during childhood. Iron administration has
been claimed to increase the risk of malaria. Objectives To evaluate the effects and safety of …

About 70 million people obtain more than 500 cal per day from cassava roots. The crop is
fundamental as food security of poor rural communities, but little is known about variability of …

Background Micronutrient interventions have received much attention as a cost-effective and
promising strategy to improve child health, but their roles in improving child growth remain …

Background Anaemia is one of the significant public health problems among children in the
world. Understanding risk factors of anaemia provides more insight to the nature and types …

Background: Vitamin A deficiency impairs iron metabolism; vitamin A supplementation of
vitamin A–deficient populations may reduce anemia. The mechanism of these effects is …