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Soil Micronutrients’ Impact on Human Health
September 1 , 2023
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- The paper, titled Soil micronutrients linked to human health in India, was published recently.
- Over 35 per cent of the soil in the country was estimated to be deficient in zinc.
- About 11 per cent estimated to be deficient in iron.
- Higher levels of soil zinc had lower rates of child stunting and underweight.
- Soil zinc availability is associated with an increase in the height of women.
- Soil iron availability is correlated with anaemia among women and haemoglobin levels in both children and women.
- India has roughly a third of the global population suffering from micronutrient deficiency.
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