Madam, pregnancy is a state of increased requirement of macroand micro-nutrients, making the pregnant women susceptible to develop deficiencies of various micronutrients. Pregnant women in several countries have been reported to have low circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] levels. Vitamin D has now been shown to be of considerable importance not only for bone health, but also for glucos...

Recently, vegetarian diets have experienced an increase in popularity. A vegetarian diet is associated with many health benefits because of its higher content of fiber, folic acid, vitamins C and E, potassium, magnesium, and many phytochemicals and a fat content that is more unsaturated. Compared with other vegetarian diets, vegan diets tend to contain less saturated fat and cholesterol and mor...

Global progress in social and economic development is occurring, although slowly, in the most needy parts of the nonindustrialized world, where nutritional deficiencies, including micronutrients, remain significant public health problems. Until empowering benefits accrue from development spin-offs, policy guidance for purposeful public health actions can help reduce the unconscionable toll on h...

Micronutrients are known to play an important role in the metabolism and physiological activities of the human body. Unfortunately, over three billion people in the world are malnourished. The development of crops with enhanced mineral concentration is one of the most sustainable and cost effective approaches for alleviating micronutrient malnutrition. This review focuses on the progress made i...

OBJECTIVE Our aim was to evaluate possible associations between consumption of micronutrients involved in one-carbon metabolism, MTHFR genotypes, and global DNA methylation in pregnant women. METHODS A semi-quantitative dietary questionnaire was administered to 195 women during their first trimester in Morelos, Mexico. Two functional polymorphisms of the key folate-metabolizing gene, i.e. MTH...

The gluten-free diet (GFD) is the cornerstone treatment for coeliac disease (CD). However, a healthy GFD more complex than only exclusion of gluten-containing foods. Most celiac patients do not receive nutritional advice and tend to consume industrial products (GFPs), which often lack fiber, vitamins, other micronutrients while being rich in saturated fats refined sugars. This review focuses on...

COVID-19, first reported in December 2019 Wuhan, China, quickly spread worldwide and was announced as a pandemic March 2020. As symptoms outcomes are varied, the elderly those who have at least one comorbidity (diabetes, cardiovascular disorders or other chronic diseases) considered to be high risk generally lower immunity. An optimal immune system is critical for survival, it protects body aga...

Background: Micronutrients are essential for adequate physical and intellectual growth of children, however little information is available on micronutrient status of school children in Visakhapatnam. The present study was designed to know the nutritional status and micronutrient deficiencies among primary school children. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 120 children from t...

The substantive role that vitamin and mineral deficiencies play in shaping crisis-related morbidity and mortality was not widely understood when Amartya Sen elaborated his arguments about moral rights of the hungry, entitlements, and public action. This chapter examines two main aspects of the ‘entitlement agenda’ as they relate emergencies: (1) the role of micronutrients in contributing to dis...

Adequacy or deficiency in the micronutrient status of an individual deeply affects its immunocompetence. Among the different micronutrients, antioxidative vitamins and f3-carotene are particularly effective in modulating immune functions and host defense against microorganisms or other invasive processes. This involves antigen-specific humoral or cellmediated reactions ofthe immune system as we...