“These Results Are Alarming”: Billions Of People Have Inadequate Micronutrients, Study Estimates

Authored by Huey Freeman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

More than half the world’s population is deficient in micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals, according to a new study.

According to the results, published in Lancet Global Health journal, 99.3 percent of the global population is missing at least one important nutrient.

The study collected data from 31 countries to estimate micronutrient consumption in 185 countries.

“Our study is a big step forward,” Chris Free, research professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, UC Santa Barbara, and co-lead author, said. “Not only because it is the first to estimate inadequate micronutrient intakes for 34 age-sex groups in nearly every country, but also because it makes these methods and results easily accessible to researchers and practitioners.”

Deficiencies in micronutrients harm health and can lead to various preventable health conditions, the researchers say.

“Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anaemia, leading to impaired cognition and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable…