Impact of home food production on nutritional blindness, stunting, wasting, underweight and mortality in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials
(2020)
Journal Article
Bassey, C., Crooks, H., Paterson, K., Ball, R., Howell, K., Humphries-Cuff, I., …Lee Hooper, J. A. &. (2022). Impact of home food production on nutritional blindness, stunting, wasting, underweight and mortality in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 62(7), 1856-1869. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2020.1848786
Vitamin A deficiency is highly prevalent and remains the major cause of nutritional blindness in children in low-and middle-income countries, despite supplementation programmes. Xeropthalmia (severe drying and thickening of the conjunctiva) is caused... Read More about Impact of home food production on nutritional blindness, stunting, wasting, underweight and mortality in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials.