Micronutrient deficiencies and gender: social and economic costs
Ian Darnton-Hill,Patrick Webb,Philip W. J. Harvey,Joseph M Hunt,Nita Dalmiya,Mickey Chopra,Madeleine J. Ball,Martin W. Bloem,Bruno de Benoist +8 more
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In examining the effect of sex on the economic and social costs of micronutrient deficiencies, the paper found that there is also an urgent need for increased effort to demonstrate the cost of these deficiencies, as well as the benefits of addressing them, especially compared with other health and nutrition interventions.About:
This article is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The article was published on 2005-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 208 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Malnutrition & Micronutrient.read more
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Measuring Food Insecurity
TL;DR: This work states that estimated prevalence rates and patterns remain tenuous because measuring food security, an elusive concept, remains difficult.
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The Epidemiology of Global Micronutrient Deficiencies
TL;DR: It is widely accepted that intervention in the first 1,000 days is critical to break the cycle of malnutrition; however, a coordinated, sustainable commitment to scaling up nutrition at the global level is still needed.
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Mitochondrial dysfunction and molecular pathways of disease.
Steve Pieczenik,John Neustadt +1 more
TL;DR: Physicians seeking systematic treatments for their patients might consider testing urinary organic acids to determine how best to treat mitochondrial diseases and dysfunction, and antioxidant therapies hold promise for improving mitochondrial performance.
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Agronomic biofortification of cereals with zinc: a review
Ismail Cakmak,Umit Baris Kutman +1 more
TL;DR: This review focuses on agronomic biofortification with Zn, which has proved to be very effective for wheat and also other cereal crops including rice, and provides a practical and cost-effective option to tackle the global Zn malnutrition problem.
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Biofortified crops to alleviate micronutrient malnutrition
TL;DR: Research and breeding programs are underway to enrich the major food staples in developing countries with the most important micronutrients: iron, provitamin A, zinc and folate, and biofortification offers a cost-effective and sustainable approach.
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Selected major risk factors and global and regional burden of disease
TL;DR: Substantial proportions of global disease burden are attributable to these major risks, to an extent greater than previously estimated.
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A life course approach to diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases.
TL;DR: Prevention will be the most cost-effective and feasible approach for many countries and should involve three mutually reinforcing strategies throughout life, starting in the antenatal period.
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Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease
TL;DR: The fourth edition of Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease follows the organization established in previous volumes, i.e., "Normal Nutrition," "Nutrition in Disease," and "Nut Nutrition in Periods of Physiologic Stress" Each of the 43 chapters is, in essence, a review of a given topic, with primary emphasis on nutritional principles rather than dietetics as mentioned in this paper.