The Importance Of Hidden Hunger And Poverty

Vitamin and mineral deficiency is the source of the most massive ‘hidden hunger’ and malnutrition in the world today. Hidden hunger is a form of undernutrition that occurs when intake and absorption of vitamins and minerals (such as zinc, iodine, and iron) are too low to sustain good health and development. More than 2 billion people worldwide suffer from hidden hunger, more than double the 805 million people who do not have enough calories to eat (FAO, IFAD, and WFP 2014). Poor diet is a common source of hidden hunger. Diets based mostly on staple crops, such as maize, wheat, rice, and cassava, which provide a large share of energy but relatively low amounts of essential vitamins and minerals, frequently result in hidden hunger.
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This chapter discuss five case studies in different topics. First case study about hidden and neglected food poverty in the global north-the case of Germany. Although still a powerful economy, Germany faces rising income inequality and food insecurity. Given example with current quantitative data on food insecurity in Germany and compared it with qualitative results on nutritional coping strategies. Second topic is critical dietary habits in early childhood. In day to day living people eat foods rather than nutrients. Therefore, it is mandatory access the food habits of at risk population groups to identify underlying causes for deficiencies in critical nutrients. This article shows food based dietary guidelines(FBDG) and following stepwise approaches. FBDG could provide various opportunities to identify critical nutrients and critical food habits in early childhood and beyond. German example shows that even well designed FBDG for infant and young child nutrition that they rely common nonfortified foods present with nutrient deficiencies in vitamin D, iodine and iron. present day food habits that deviate from FBDG, such as in vegetarian children in Europe, is insufficient. Furthermore, unhealthy eating is more prevalent among women and people with low socioeconomic status. policies that affect the price of food have been proposed to improve diet quality. Third case study …show more content…
Poor nutrition in early infancy leads to undernutrition. The reasons for poor nutrition are multifaceted and interventions against it .one of the case study shows child malnutrition and infant and young child feeding practice in Cambodia. Nutritional transition has consequences for several areas, including health environment, culture, society and economics. One major change regarding people health next to other noncommunicable diseases are increase. This problem explains in this chapter with example in Tanzania and Kenya. Moreover, the breast feeding has an important role in the prevention of deferent forms of childhood malnutrition, wasting, stunting, underweight and micronutrition deficiencies. this chapter reviews breastfeeding beneficial for children health, growth and development and it has a significant role in the prevention malnutrition. The fourth chapter engages with the consequences of hidden hunger.one case study shows vitamin A is essential for brain development and it effect on depressing learning and memory. as well as micronutrient interventions have a very positive effect on public health. most micronutrient policies established by the WHO recommendations. This chapter discuss fundamental questions underlying micronutrient intervention policies that are which micronutrient should be delivered, when, how, and to whom? Moreover,