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SUBMITTER: Joy EJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4235459 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Joy Edward J M EJ Ander E Louise EL Young Scott D SD Black Colin R CR Watts Michael J MJ Chilimba Allan D C AD Chilima Benson B Siyame Edwin W P EW Kalimbira Alexander A AA Hurst Rachel R Fairweather-Tait Susan J SJ Stein Alexander J AJ Gibson Rosalind S RS White Philip J PJ Broadley Martin R MR
Physiologia plantarum 20140213 3
Dietary micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) are widespread, yet their prevalence can be difficult to assess. Here, we estimate MND risks due to inadequate intakes for seven minerals in Africa using food supply and composition data, and consider the potential of food-based and agricultural interventions. Food Balance Sheets (FBSs) for 46 countries were integrated with food composition data to estimate per capita supply of calcium (Ca), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), iodine (I), magnesium (Mg), selenium (S ...[more]