Of the 40 nutrients people need, four are inchronically short supply: iron, zinc, iodine andvitamin A. Vitamin A is essential for the mucousmembranes that protect the bodys organs, such asthe eyes. Lack of it causes half a million children togo blind every year; half of them die within a year astheir other organs fail. Vitamin A supplements werethe Copenhagen experts top choice. Zinc deficiencyimpairs brain and motor functions and causesroughly 400,000 deaths a year. Shortage of iron weakens the immune system and affects,in some poor countries, half of all women of child-bearing age.
在人体所需的40种营养元素中,有4种长期匮乏:铁、锌、碘和维A。维A对保护人体器官粘膜至关重要,比如眼睛。维A的缺乏每年导致近50万儿童失明,其中一半的儿童因其他身体器官衰竭而死亡。补充维A是哥本哈根的经济学家最优先的选择。缺锌对大脑与运动神经功能有害,每年近40万人因缺锌死亡。缺铁致使免疫力下降,在一些贫困国家,到达生育年龄的妇女中有一半都有缺铁性贫血。
Too hungry to think properly饿得无法集中精神
The missing nutrients bite wide and deep. Education levels drop ; earning-power weakens. Even marriage chances wane: malnourished boysmarry women of lower educational levels when they grow up.
缺乏营养对人体危害很大,导致教育水平下降以及收入能力降低。甚至婚姻也因此走下坡路:营养不良的男性长大后会娶教育水平较低的女性为伴。
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