Dietary diversity and biofortification: Closer than you think
Some 2 billion people suffer from hidden hunger caused by infections and diets lacking in essential micronutrients such as vitamin A, iron, and zinc. This is particularly the case in the developing world, where diets mainly consist of starchy staples and not enough nutrient-rich foods such as fruits...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Kennedy, Gina Moursi, Mourad |
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| description | Some 2 billion people suffer from hidden hunger caused by infections and diets lacking in essential micronutrients such as vitamin A, iron, and zinc. This is particularly the case in the developing world, where diets mainly consist of starchy staples and not enough nutrient-rich foods such as fruits, vegetables, beans and pulses, and animal source foods. But what if those food staples that people eat regularly were made to work toward better nutrition? And how does that fit with the need for dietary diversification? |
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| spelling | CGSpace1513322025-11-06T07:37:16Z Dietary diversity and biofortification: Closer than you think Kennedy, Gina Moursi, Mourad biofortification hunger nutrition diet Some 2 billion people suffer from hidden hunger caused by infections and diets lacking in essential micronutrients such as vitamin A, iron, and zinc. This is particularly the case in the developing world, where diets mainly consist of starchy staples and not enough nutrient-rich foods such as fruits, vegetables, beans and pulses, and animal source foods. But what if those food staples that people eat regularly were made to work toward better nutrition? And how does that fit with the need for dietary diversification? 2015-12-14 2024-08-01T02:56:42Z 2024-08-01T02:56:42Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151332 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kennedy, Gina; Moursi, Mourad. 2015. Dietary diversity and biofortification: Closer than you think. HarvestPlus Policy Brief. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151332 |
| spellingShingle | biofortification hunger nutrition diet Kennedy, Gina Moursi, Mourad Dietary diversity and biofortification: Closer than you think |
| title | Dietary diversity and biofortification: Closer than you think |
| title_full | Dietary diversity and biofortification: Closer than you think |
| title_fullStr | Dietary diversity and biofortification: Closer than you think |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dietary diversity and biofortification: Closer than you think |
| title_short | Dietary diversity and biofortification: Closer than you think |
| title_sort | dietary diversity and biofortification closer than you think |
| topic | biofortification hunger nutrition diet |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151332 |
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