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The Hidden Hunger
by Nicholas D. Kristof - May 23, 2009
The most heartbreaking thing about starving children is their equanimity. They don't cry. They don't smile. They don't move. They don't show a flicker of fear, pain, or interest. Tiny, wizened zombies, they shut down all nonessential operations to employ every last calorie to stay alive.  Read More |
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Best Practice Paper - New Advice from cc08: Micronutritional Supplements for Child Survival (Vitamin A and Zinc)
by Sue Horton, France Begin, Alison Creig & Anand Lakshman - April 2009
The 2008 Copenhagen Consensus ranked micronutrient deficiency as the top development priority out of more than 40 interventions considered. ...therapeutic zinc supplementation for diarrhea (10-14 days of supplementation, up to the age of 5) were considered...and several studies suggest that therapeutic zinc supplementations for diarrhea can reduce diarrheal mortality below the age of 5 by 50%. Read More |
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Feeding the 900 Million: Let Them Eat Micronutrients
by Sharon Begley - September 20, 2008
Providing malnourished children with belnded wheat or corn flour, as donors still do, is a near disaster: the flours typically do not contain dairy compounds...but do include soy, which inhibits kids' ability to absorb nutrients such as zinc. Read More
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