Combating micronutrient deficiencies : food-based approaches /
Micronutrient deficiency affects more than two billion people in the world today, contributing to the vicious cycle of malnutrition and underdevelopment. Micronutrient deficiencies have long-ranging effects on health, learning ability and productivity. Food-based approaches, which include food produ...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Rome : Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA :
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ; CABI,
[2011]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Micronutrient deficiency affects more than two billion people in the world today, contributing to the vicious cycle of malnutrition and underdevelopment. Micronutrient deficiencies have long-ranging effects on health, learning ability and productivity. Food-based approaches, which include food production, dietary diversification and food fortification, are sustainable strategies for improving the micronutrient status of populations. This book focuses on practical, sustainable actions for overcoming micronutrient deficiencies through increased access to, and consumption of, adequate quantities. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on opening page (viewed Mar. 31, 2011). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxii, 397 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1845937155 9781845937157 |
| DOI: | 10.1079/9781845937140.0000 |
| Access: | This title is restricted to authorized TAMU and TAMHSC users. |