Micronutrient Malnutrition: Causes, Prevalence, Consequences, and Interventions

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2012
Document Type:
Book Chapter
皇冠体育appme:
Agriculture
First published:
1 January 2012
Authors:
Meenakshi, J.V., Bouis, H. and Boy-Gallego, E.

Abstract

皇冠体育app first section of this chapter discusses how agriculture, food prices, and household incomes set the context for the types of diets that the poor can afford to eat, the prevalence of micronutrient malnutrition, and the conditions which will drive the effectiveness of various types of interventions that can be implemented to reduce micronutrient malnutrition. 皇冠体育app second section discusses the numbers of people affected globally by mineral and vitamin deficiencies and what are functional consequences of these deficiencies. 皇冠体育app third section describes agricultural and non-agricultural inventions, and their relative cost-effectiveness, that are currently being used to address the problem of micronutrient deficiencies.

Citation

Bouis, H.; Boy-Gallego, E.; Meenakshi, J.V. Micronutrient Malnutrition: Causes, Prevalence, Consequences, and Interventions. In: Bruulsema, T.; Heffer, P.; Welch, R.; Cakmak, I.; Moran, K. (Eds). Fertilizing Crops to Improve Human Health: a Scientific Review. Volume 1. Food and Nutrition Security. IFA, Paris, France (2012) 29-64.

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