vitamin a deficiency/potato

Child stunting and vitamin A deficiency are persistent public health problems in Ethiopia. Quality Diets for Better Health (QDBH) is a European Union-funded project led by the International Potato Center (CIP), in partnership with People in Need (PIN), Emory University and with support of

Micronutrient deficiency is a public health problem. At the national level according to ENSIN 2010, in Colombia the prevalence of anemia in children of 6 to 59 months is 27.5%; of 24.3% for vitamin A deficiency in children between 1 and 4 years of age; and in the case of zinc deficiency, the

Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children and is associated with a higher risk of under five mortality. Approximately 250,000 to 500,000 children in developing countries become blind each year owing to vitamin A deficiency, with the highest prevalence in South

Biofortification of plant source foods is a promising strategy for increasing dietary vitamin A intake and vitamin A status in populations at risk of deficiency. The primary purposes of this study are: 1. to assess the efficacy of daily consumption of boiled or fried orange-fleshed sweet potatoes