Use of banana diversity for nutritious diets
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children, with an estimated 250,000-500,000 children becoming blind every year. Half of them die within 12 months of losing their sight, as VAD increases the risk of disease and death from severe infections. In pregnant wome...
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| description | Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children, with an estimated 250,000-500,000 children becoming blind every year. Half of them die within 12 months of losing their sight, as VAD increases the risk of disease and death from severe infections. In pregnant women, VAD causes night blindness and may increase the risk of maternal mortality. VAD is a public health problem in more than half of all countries, especially in Africa and South-East Asia. |
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| spelling | CGSpace684792025-11-05T08:21:40Z Use of banana diversity for nutritious diets Bioversity International bananas musa retinol deficiency diseases blindness human diseases public health food security diet Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children, with an estimated 250,000-500,000 children becoming blind every year. Half of them die within 12 months of losing their sight, as VAD increases the risk of disease and death from severe infections. In pregnant women, VAD causes night blindness and may increase the risk of maternal mortality. VAD is a public health problem in more than half of all countries, especially in Africa and South-East Asia. 2015 2015-10-12T12:31:51Z 2015-10-12T12:31:51Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68479 en Open Access application/pdf Bioversity International (2015) Use of banana diversity for nutritious diets. Bioversity International Musa Germplasm Transit Centre (ITC) Factsheet 5. Bioversity International 2 p. |
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| title | Use of banana diversity for nutritious diets |
| title_full | Use of banana diversity for nutritious diets |
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| title_short | Use of banana diversity for nutritious diets |
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| topic | bananas musa retinol deficiency diseases blindness human diseases public health food security diet |
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