Micronutrient- Hidden Hunger
June 9, 2009During their trips accross West Africa, Nicholas D. Kristof, columnist for the New York Times and Paul Bowers recorded many children suffering from malnutrition. This video is especially helpful in understanding why micronutrient is essential for children’s healthy development. In North America, we do not pay too much attention to the sufficient intake of micronutrients because many existing foods in North America are already fortified with micronutrients.
However, in some parts of the world, this is not the case. The hungry children lose their lives or are afflicted with blindness or an impaired mental capacity due to a lack of micronutrients we all take for granted.
In my post called “Sprinkles: Micronutrients Innovation” (under the Categories 8. Actions against Hunger- 8.3. Non-profit, NGO, Charity), I have illustrated how essential micronutrients are for children’s well being and how new innovative product, “Sprinkles,” would work.
By watching this video clip, I believe we can get a better understanding of how we can help children to consume more fortified foods in Africa. This hidden hunger that we fail to pay special attention today is also killing children as often as the death caused by macronutrient deficiencies.
