Vulnerable Populations at Higher Risk for Malnutrition

Addressing these concerns in developing countries and countries in the US should be our first concern. So all children can grow into healthy adults.

People's who live in Vulnerable Populations and Places are more likely to have nutrient deficiencies.

The website http://www.fao.org/docrep/x8200e/x8200e04.htm, list some of these deficiencies and who is the highest at risk.

• Iron deficiency anaemia affects approximately 1.5 billion people, mostly women and children. 
• Iodine deficiency disorders affect about 740 million people worldwide.
• Vitamin A deficiency blindness affects around 2.8 million children under five years old. More than 200 million people are considered vitamin A deficient. 
• Calcium deficiency in pregnant and lactating women can affect the development of their children, and appears as osteoporosis later in life.
• Severe vitamin C deficiency, scurvy, is mostly a problem in very deprived and refugee populations.

Infants and toddlers are at especially high risk of a diet low in nutrition and vitamins. Effects can be stunting their growth or having problems while growing into adults.

Addressing these concerns in developing countries and countries in the US should be our first concern. So all children can grow into healthy adults.