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GENEVA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- In a bid to prevent millions of deaths and suffering every year from malnutrition1, the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) launched an online initiative on Wednesday.
The e-Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions (eLENA), according to WHO, offers the latest advice on tackling the three main forms of malnutrition, including undernutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, as well as overweight and obesity2.
The recommendations by eLENA to tackle malnutrition include promoting breastfeeding and fortifying4 staple5 foods with vitamins and minerals such as iron and folic acid for wheat and maize6 flours.
It also recommends using multiple micronutrient powders to fortify3 foods for children aged7 between six and 23 months.
To prevent anaemia, daily iron and folic supplements are advised for pregnant women, and intermittent8 iron and folic acid supplementation is recommended for menstruating women and preschool and school-age.
While overweight and obesity affect around 1.5 billion adults over age 20, and more than 40 million children aged under five across the world, underweight is the leading risk factor for many diseases in low-income countries and represents about six percent of the world medical burden, WHO statistics showed.
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1 malnutrition | |
n.营养不良 | |
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2 obesity | |
n.肥胖,肥大 | |
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3 fortify | |
v.强化防御,为…设防;加强,强化 | |
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筑防御工事于( fortify的现在分词 ); 筑堡于; 增强; 强化(食品) | |
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n.主要产物,常用品,主要要素,原料,订书钉,钩环;adj.主要的,重要的;vt.分类 | |
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n.玉米 | |
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adj.年老的,陈年的 | |
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adj.间歇的,断断续续的 | |
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