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‘Hidden hunger’ affects economic development
BMJ 2004; 328 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.040394b (Published 01 March 2004) Cite this as: BMJ 2004;328:040394b- Irina Haivas1
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Deficiencies in vitamins and minerals impair the economic development of developing nations and damage the health of a third of the world's people. A new report from Unicef and the Micronutrient Initiative, says that about 2 billion people live below their mental and physical potential.
“These deficiency diseases are very inadequately recognised …
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