Effects of Micronutrient Supplementation on Maternal and Child Health Outcomes
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Micronutrients and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 February 2025 | Viewed by 1627
Special Issue Editor
Interests: micronutrients; anaemia, iron deficiency; multiple micronutrient supplement; diet quality; vitamin D and chronic diseases
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Dear Colleagues,
Children and women of reproductive age are at greater risk of micronutrient deficiency. Globally, an estimated two-thirds of non-pregnant women of reproductive age and over half of children under five years old suffer from at least one form of micronutrient deficiency. Furthermore, the magnitude of the problem is much greater in low- and middle-income countries where multiple micronutrient deficiencies often occur concurrently because of a poor-quality diet. Among the micronutrients, the most common deficiencies include iron, vitamin A, iodine, folate, and zinc. Micronutrient deficiencies are a major contributing factor to both short- and long-term poor health and suboptimal development outcomes, especially among women and children.
While micronutrient deficiencies could be prevented through a healthy diet containing diverse foods, as well as through food fortification and supplementation with micronutrients, the burden of micronutrient deficiency exists as a major public health problem worldwide.
The present Special Issue aims to bring together the latest research on the potential health and developmental impacts of micronutrient supplementation among women of reproductive age including pregnant women, adolescent girls, and children. Submissions of original papers, reviews, meta-analyses, and commentaries on the aforementioned issue are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Faruk Ahmed
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- micronutrient intake
- dietary intake
- dietary pattern
- dietary assessment
- fetal outcomes
- micronutrient supplement
- pregnant women
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