Dietary deficiencies in developing countries can be combated by promoting better eating practices. Supplementation with vitamin A and/or zinc. Zinc supplementation proved successful showing a significant decrease in the incidence of diarrheal disease compared to a control group. The majority of the literature suggests that vitamin A supplementation is advantageous in reducing disease incidence. Development of a supplementation strategy should take into consideration the fact that vitamin A supplementation was less effective in reducing diarrhea incidence when compared to vitamin A and zinc supplementation, and that the latter strategy was estimated to be significantly more cost effective.
Dietary deficiencies in developing countries can be combated by promoting better eating practices . Supplementation with vitamin A and/or zinc . Zinc supplementation proved successful showing a significant decrease in the incidence of diarrheal disease compared to a control group . The majority of the literature suggests that vitamin A supplementation is advantageous in reducing disease incidence . Development of a supplementation strategy should take into consideration the fact that vitamin A supplementation was less effective in reducing diarrhea incidence when compared to vitamin A and zinc supplementation , and that the latter strategy was estimated to be significantly more cost effective .
What can be done to combate dietary deficiences?
What can be done to combate dietary deficiences ?
promoting better eating practices
promoting better eating practices