Global Vitamin D Maps In Development As Concern Increases Over Widespread Vitamin D Deficiency In Asia
Bone health experts attending the 1st Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in Singapore this week have flagged vitamin D deficiency as a major concern in the region, particularly in South Asia where the problem is especially severe and widespread across the entire population. Dr…
December 16, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: across-the-entire, major-concern, nutritional counseling, osteoporosis, pacific-osteoporosis, region, south, south-asia, the-region, week
Strategy To Combat Hunger In Asia Outlined By Asia Society, IRRI Task Force
The number of people suffering from chronic hunger reached a record one billion globally in 2009, with Asia accounting for approximately two-thirds of the world’s hungry. In response, the Asia Society and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have released an action plan to address food insecurity in Asia, with an emphasis on rice, the region’s staple…
September 29, 2010 · by admin · in Nutritional News · Tags: action-plan, address-food, emphasis-on-rice, from-chronic, hunger-reached, international, irri, nutrition, people-suffering, record-one, society, the-region, the-world, world
