Iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency in the world and
disproportionately affects pregnant women and young children. Iron deficiency has negative …

Background Vitamins and minerals are essential for growth and metabolism. The World
Health Organization estimates that more than 2 billion people are deficient in key vitamins …

Background Milk and other animal-source foods are concentrated dietary sources of macro-
and micronutrients. Despite a global increase in milk production and consumption over the …

Many infants and young children are fed nutritional milk formulas. Although products are
commonly based on cow milk, goat milk provides an alternative. We directly compared …

Arsenic is a well-known natural toxic metalloid that has a long history of being a poison to
humans. Arsenic contamination in groundwater and foodstuff in Bangladesh is one of the …

Well-planned vegetarian diets are considered adequate for all stages of the life cycle,
despite limited data on the zinc status of vegetarians during early childhood. The …

In this prospective cohort study, based on 1,505 mother-infant pairs in rural Bangladesh, we
evaluated the associations between early-life exposure to arsenic, cadmium, and lead …

Background Anaemia is one of the significant public health problems among children in the
world. Understanding risk factors of anaemia provides more insight to the nature and types …

Background Moderate acute malnutrition, also called moderate wasting, affects around 10%
of children under five years of age in low‐and middle‐income countries. There are different …

Background Micronutrient deficiency is a common public health problem in developing
countries, especially for infants and children in the first two years of life. As this is an …