But more than half the global population isn’t eating enough of these and five other nutrients also crucial for human health, according to a new study.
More than 5 billion people don’t consume enough iodine, vitamin E or calcium, found the study published August 29 in the journal The Lancet Global Health.
Billions of people don’t consume enough of at least seven micronutrients present in hundreds of foods, according to a new study.
For these reasons, the research team estimated the prevalence of inadequate intakes of 15 micronutrients among 185 countries, or 99.3% of the population.
“Therefore, iodine might be the only nutrient for which inadequate intake from food is largely overestimated,” the authors said, referring to their findings.
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Organizations:
CNN, Marine Science Institute, Bren School of Environmental Science, Management, University of California, Database, Global Alliance, Improved Nutrition, Clinic, East Carolina University, UNICEF
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Santa Barbara, India, Asia, Saharan Africa, Swiss, North Carolina