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Vitamin and mineral deficiency: a global progress report.

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| September 01, 2004 | Reinhardt, Erika | COPYRIGHT 1998 United Nations Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In an effort to create a higher level of awareness by politicians, the press and the public of the scale and severity of vitamin and mineral deficiency, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Micronutrient Initiative, a not-for-profit organization specializing in addressing these deficiencies, launched in New York on 24 March 2004 a global progress report entitled "Vitamin & Mineral Deficiency" during the 31st session of the annual meeting of the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition. As many as a third of the world population do not meet their physical and intellectual potential because of vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and their severe effects have long been…

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