慢性营养不良源于碘、叶酸、维生素 A 和富裕国家的人们通常在正常饮食中摄入的其他微量营养素的缺乏。
Iodine deficiency is the leading preventable cause of intellectual and developmental disabilities in the world. A lack of folic acid can cause anemia, and low vitamin A is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children. Poor nutrition in the first thousand days of a child’s life can stunt their growth — a condition associated with impared cognitive ability, and reduced school and work performance. Nearly half of all under-five deaths in the world are due to malnutrition. [1]
这些毁灭性的后果都可以通过食品强化等简单、具有成本效益的干预措施来预防。
In fact, the World Bank says “probably no other technology available today offers as large an opportunity to improve lives and accelerate development at such low cost and in such a short time” as micronutrient fortification. [2]
我们推荐的饥饿慈善机构与食品供应和分配方面的不平等以及导致营养不足的潜在结构作斗争。这些组织的创新和研究支持的举措为世界上数百万最贫困的家庭带来了改良的作物、营养丰富的膳食和重要的营养素。
[1] World Health Organization, 营养不良是一场世界健康危机
[2] Unicef, 维生素和矿物质缺乏症评估报告
