2 Sept 2024 • A new study published in The Lancet Global Health journal has found that in India men and women of all age groups do not have sufficient micronutrients in their diets or supplements.

The study also discovered that in India, more men took insufficient levels of zinc and magnesium, while more women ingested insufficient amounts of iodine.

The study is the first to provide estimates of insufficient consumption of 15 micronutrients across 185 countries, taken through diets without the use of supplements, according to an international team, including researchers from Harvard University, US.

The findings suggested that around the world, almost 70 per cent, or over five billion, people do not consume enough iodine, vitamin E, and calcium.

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