News and notices. January 11, 2014

What are the essentials of adequate nutrition?

Figure 1. Conceptual framework of the determinants of child undernutrition. UNICEF. Improving Child Nutrition. New York, United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2013.
Figure 1. Conceptual framework of the determinants of child undernutrition. UNICEF. Improving Child Nutrition. New York, United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2013.

As eye care providers we can do much to address misconceptions and improve knowledge about nutrition among parents and in communities.

A short article in our recent issue on Vitamin A deficiency and undernutrition explains the essentials of adequate nutrition, what can go wrong and why.

Read the full article Understanding undernutrition