From 2009 write up (supporting UN Millennium Development Goals):
Kids around the world are suffering from malnutrition (a lot of them.) (Up to 2 billion people are suffering the consequences of vitamin and mineral deficiencies per the study) What should we do about it?
- Set up salt iodization legislation
- Set up national standards for food fortification
- Provide micronutrient supplements to children (vitamin A, zinc, others)
- Provide micronutrient supplements to women of child bearing age
- Integrate micronutrient programs into existing food support systems
What are these vitamins needed for:
- Vitamin A – immune development and vision
- Iodine – brain development
- Iron – motor and cognitive development
- Zinc – immune development and nervous system development
- Folate – critical for fetal development