A group called the
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has said it will soon launch projects in
China, Morocco, Vietnam + South Africa to
fortify staple foods with iron, iodine, vitamin A, folic acid and other vitamins and minerals in a bid to reduce preventable birth defects and childhood disabilities.
For example, children can go
blind if they don't have enough
vitamin A in their diet, while a lack of
iodine can cause
mental retardisation...
Adding
vitamins and minerals to foods such as
salt, flour, oil + sugar therefore offers a
cheap + reliable way of improving the health and well-being of very poor people, who frequently lack access to basic health care services.
See here for the
GAIN homepage.
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