Vitamin Angels, which provides lifesaving vitamins to mothers and children under five at risk of malnutrition, helping to reduce preventable illness, blindness, and death, is one of many charities doing their part to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The Santa Barbara, California-based organization is continuing to provide nutritional relief amid increasing food insecurity during the pandemic. Until May 10, We Like…
This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Special Report at 7pm on May 1, 2020. To view the original source, visit: KTLA: Celebrating Mothers During These Unprecedented Times
A component of poor nutrition is micronutrient deficiency, which can have devasting impacts on maternal health and pregnancy outcomes. Over half of adolescent girls and young women in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have inadequate micornutrient intake. Rates of anemia in women of reproductive age increased between 2000 and 2016 – from 31.6 percent to 32.8 percent…