Ul-Allah Sami
World Rev Nutr Diet. 2017;118:161-166. doi: 10.1159/000484511. Epub 2018 Apr 13.
Deficiency of micronutrients and vitamins with satisfactory energy intake is known as hidden hunger. It is an alarming situation in the world in general and in developing countries in particular, where people intake satisfactory calories with less nutritious food. Major micronutrient deficiencies include zinc, iron, iodine, folic acid, vitamin D, and Vitamin E. As maximum population has access to staple food, enrichment of staple food with required micronutrients is one way to fight hidden hunger. In this article, different agricultural strategies like fertilization with micronutrients, breeding for higher micronutrient status of crop variety, and making transgenic to enrich staple food for deficient micronutrients are discussed. Based on the discussion, few strategies are also suggested to combat hidden hunger. Success of improvement of staple food crops for deficient micronutrient may noticeably contribute in elevation of hidden hunger.
在能量摄入充足的情况下，微量营养素和维生素缺乏被称为隐性饥饿。总体而言，这在全球是一个令人担忧的情况，在发展中国家尤其如此，那里的人们通过营养较少的食物摄入了充足的卡路里。主要的微量营养素缺乏包括锌、铁、碘、叶酸、维生素D和维生素E。由于大多数人能够获取主食，用所需的微量营养素强化主食是对抗隐性饥饿的一种方式。本文讨论了不同的农业策略，如施用微量营养素肥料、培育微量营养素含量更高的作物品种以及进行转基因以强化缺乏微量营养素的主食。基于这些讨论，还提出了一些对抗隐性饥饿的策略。改善缺乏微量营养素的主食作物的成功可能会显著有助于缓解隐性饥饿。
