Demystifying the micronutrient deficiency burden in India

• DOI: 10.18231/j.ijnmhs.2022.017
• Publication Date: 2022-09-09T10:57:42Z
• Authors: Nikhil Bangale; M. Mahesh; Jaidev Sudagani; S Sridhar Mylapore; B. B. Bharti; Vinay Kumar Dhand...; Soibam Pahel Meitei; Srinivas Kulkarni; Arindam Chatterjee
• Keywords: Micronutrient deficiency; Editorial board; Health Professionals

More than two billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies (MiNDs) globally, with nearly half living in India. The current risk of ‘hidden hunger’ is severe India due to serious deficiency risks across an array essential micronutrients. A nationwide advisory board meeting attended by more 20 Indian health care professionals (HCPs) was conducted determine their clinical viewpoint on MiND. An in-depth search PubMed studies emphasizing various aspects MiND relevant the scenario performed and presented eminent HCPs who then shared opinions perspectives based experiences associated