Enriching Lives: Overcoming Vitamin and Mineral Malnutrition in DevelopingCountries. Development in Practice

摘要

Vitamin and mineral deficiencies impose high economic costs on virtually everydeveloping country, but micronutrient programs are among the most cost-effective of all health programs--with high returns in terms of human resources. The book provides convincing detailed arguments for addressing micronutrient malnutrition and practical advice based on lessons learned from program experience. The messages are clear: educate consumers so that they fully appreciate and understand the importance of micronutrients in the food they eat; encourage fortification of foodstuffs using a combination of market incentives and regulatory enforcement; and, when that still is not enough to meet a population's need, distribute micronutrient capsules and other supplements using all public and private channels available.