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micronutrient deficiency

12/05/2018 / By Edsel Cook

How does micronutrient deficiency affect gut microbes?

You aren’t the only one who gets nourished by the food you eat – the good bacteria in your gut also benefit from it, thanks to the micronutrients found in your food. An article in the Sanford Burnham Prebys news page reported that a deficiency in vitamins and minerals harms your gut microbiota. This is particularly worrisome given […]

08/28/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Looking at the various ways we can reduce zinc and iron deficiencies in food systems

An international study led by a team of researchers from Austria and the U.K. have tackled the current deficit of micronutrients around the world in their latest review. The article was released in the journal Global Food Security. In the review, the team talked about the “hidden hunger” phenomenon, which refers to the lack of mineral […]

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