Lisa Olivo, Associate Editor07.02.15
Malnutrition is a serious health epidemic globally, especially for the most vulnerable populations. Twelve percent of the global population is undernourished, according to a 2013 report from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), accounting for 842 million people. Furthermore, malnutrition is a cause of death for more than 3.1 million children under the age of five every year. UNICEF estimates 300 million children go to bed hungry each night and that 8,000 children under the age of 5 are estimated to die of malnutrition every day.
While many assume malnutrition is specific to just calorie intake, lack of critical nutrients also plays a huge part in this health crisis. Deficiency of essential nutrients such as vitamin A, iron or zinc are all linked to a higher risk of death.
It is this “hidden hunger” that can be exceptionally detrimental to developing children, according to Todd Johnson, director of marketing at Albion Minerals, Clearfield, UT.
For example, he explained, “Zinc and iron are desperately needed for brain and i
While many assume malnutrition is specific to just calorie intake, lack of critical nutrients also plays a huge part in this health crisis. Deficiency of essential nutrients such as vitamin A, iron or zinc are all linked to a higher risk of death.
It is this “hidden hunger” that can be exceptionally detrimental to developing children, according to Todd Johnson, director of marketing at Albion Minerals, Clearfield, UT.
For example, he explained, “Zinc and iron are desperately needed for brain and i
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