Global malnutrition

futurefortified Qur future fortified GLOBAL MALNUTRITION IS AN ISSUE THAT WE CAN SOLVE TOGETHER SOUTH ASA WITH MORE THAN 50% CATED IN SOUTH ASIA ALONE, MORE THAN 70% OF THE WORLD'S UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN (AGED FIVE OR LESS) LIVE IN JUST 10 COUNTRIES = 40 MILLION PEOPLE CHINA BANGLADESH BRAZIL INDIA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 925 2 BILLION ETHORA TANZANIA PHILIPPINES INDONESIA PAKISTAN PEOPLE LACK THE DAILY NUTRIENTS THEY NEED MILLION PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY OF ALL CHILDHOOD DEATHS 30% ARE DUE TO MATERNAL AND CHILD UNDER NUTRITION OF THE WORLD'S 1/3 POPULATION ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS ARE THE CRUCIAL LINK TO ALL AREAS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Vitamin B9 lodine Vitamin A IMPORTANT ROLE • VISION • BONE GROWTH • FIGHTS INFECTIONS Iron Zinc B Vitamins Vitamin C dcium Vitamin D Selenium Fluoride VITAMIN Omega-6 + 1000 THESE NUTRIENTS ARE THE 1 OF 15 ESSENTIAL MOST VITAL IN THE 1,000 DAYS BETWEEN PREGNANCY AND A CHILD'S 2 BIRTHDAY NUTRIENTS MOTHERS & CHILDREN : MOTERS * Statistics based in developing countries 50% PREGNANT WOMAN ARE ANAEMIC 40% PRESCHOOL CHILDREN ARE ANAEMIC UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE ARE STUNTED 39% STUNTING OCCURS IN UTERUS 50% STUNTED Chronic malnutrition during a critical period of growth in early childhood leads to a reduced growth rate and permanent damage to mental development. Stunting can start during fetal development on account of a malnourished mother. 1 OUT OF 3 ARE STUNTED OVER 170 MILLION CHILDREN IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD LESS THAN 40% OF INFANTS UNDER 6 MONTHS OLD RECEVE THE BENEFITS OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING THIS IS ABOUT FINDING A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION APPROXIMATELY 1,5 MILLION CHILDHOOD DEATHS COULD BE PREVENTED EACH YEAR WITH OPTIMAL BREASTFEEDING OF INFANTS OUR GOAL? 50 MILLION FORTIFIED BY 2015 FUTURE FORTIFIED IS A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN HELPING MILLIONS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD GAIN ACCESS TO THE ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS THEY NEED TO LIVE HEALTHY LIVES futurefortified.org gain