Ian Darnton?Hill|Patrick Webb|Philip W. Harvey|J. McV. Hunt|Nita Dalmiya|Mickey Chopra|Madeleine J. Ball|Martin W. Bloem|Bruno de Benoist
Micronutrient deficiencies and gender: social and economic costs
World Health Organization|University of the Western Cape|Micron (United States)|John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation|United Nations Children's Fund|World Food Programme|University of Tasmania|John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation|World Health Organization|University of the Western Cape|United Nations Children's Fund|World Food Programme|Micron (United States)|University of Tasmania|John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation|University of the Western Cape|World Food Programme|Micron (United States)|University of Tasmania|World Health Organization|United Nations Children's Fund|World Health Organization|University of the Western Cape|United Nations Children's Fund|Micron (United States)|John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation|University of Tasmania|World Food Programme|John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation|University of the Western Cape|United Nations Children's Fund|Micron (United States)|World Health Organization|World Food Programme|University of Tasmania|John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation|World Health Organization|University of the Western Cape|United Nations Children's Fund|World Food Programme|Micron (United States)|University of Tasmania|John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation|World Health Organization|University of the Western Cape|United Nations Children's Fund|World Food Programme|Micron (United States)|University of Tasmania|United Nations Children's Fund|World Food Programme|University of Tasmania|John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation|World Health Organization|University of the Western Cape|Micron (United States)|John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation|World Health Organization|University of the Western Cape|United Nations Children's Fund|World Food Programme|Micron (United States)|University of Tasmania
vitamin mineral deficiencies adversely affect third worlds people consequently series global goals serious amount donor national resources directed micronutrient deficiencies drawing extensive experience authors variety institutional settings article used computer search published scientific literature topic supplemented reports published unpublished work various agencies examining effect sex economic social costs micronutrient deficiencies paper found 1 micronutrient deficiencies affect global health outcomes 2 micronutrient deficiencies incur substantial economic costs 3 health nutrition outcomes affected sex 4 micronutrient deficiencies affected sex often culturally specific finally 5 social economic costs micronutrient deficiencies particular reference women female adolescents children likely considerable well quantified given potential impact reducing infant child mortality reducing maternal mortality enhancing neurointellectual development growth right women children adequate food nutrition explicitly reflect special requirements terms micronutrients positive impact alleviating micronutrient malnutrition physical activity education productivity hence national economies suggests also urgent need increased effort demonstrate cost deficiencies well benefits addressing especially compared health nutrition interventions