Maternal
multiple micronutrient supplementation, energy protein supplements, and calcium supplementation during pregnancy, along with salt iodization, estimated to save 102,000 lives a year
Many of the children have
multiple micronutrient deficiencies, especially lacking vitamin A, zinc, iron and iodine.
Between 2012 and 2014, the researchers tested extensively almost 3,000 Indonesian school children, then 9 to 12 years old, whose mothers had participated in an earlier study into the effects of consuming either
multiple micronutrient (MMN) supplements or standard iron - folic acid (IFA) supplements during pregnancy.
The programmes that need to be put in place to improve maternal nutritional status are discussed, and the programme initiatives being promoted by UNICEF to prevent low birthweight, including
multiple micronutrient supplementation trials are further described.
In the earlier «Supplementation with
Multiple Micronutrients Intervention Trial» (SUMMIT), conducted between 2001 and 2004, half of the 31,290 participating Indonesian mothers consumed MMN supplements; the other half received IFA supplements.
«Eating foods with balanced energy and protein and
multiple micronutrients would probably have a larger effect for many malnourished children,» said Evan Mayo - Wilson, the lead author based at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland.
Children with vitamin A deficiency are often deficient in
multiple micronutrients and are likely to be anemic, have impaired growth, and be at increased risk of severe morbidity from common childhood infections such as diarrheal diseases and measles.
Not exact matches
If the activity has involved long periods of endurance, you might also want to add some complex carbs and branched chain amino acids to the mix, as well as a good quality multi-nutrient product with plenty of good quality vitamins and minerals, botanicals, probiotics and other
micronutrients that help support your
multiple body systems.
In this video Dr. Rhonda Patrick interviews Dr. Terry Wahls about how she reversed her secondary - progressive
multiple sclerosis with a
micronutrient - dense diet and Paleo principles.
Because of the
multiple stages of processing, the
micronutrients are more easily absorbed.
Nuts are rich sources of
micronutrients like magnesium, vitamin E, and selenium, and
multiple studies suggest that nuts help weight loss.
The solutions examined were: fighting tuberculosis through drugs and improved case identification; getting cheap drugs that treat acute heart disease to developing countries; combining a malaria prevention package (mosquito nets, DDT spray, etc.) with subsidies on new treatments; expanding immunization and
micronutrient coverage for children in developing nations; tobacco taxes in developing nations; and a
multiple ‐ intervention approach to preventing and treating H.I.V. / AIDS; making investments in hospitals.