BARRIERS TO MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION ADOPTION AND PRACTICAL CHALLENGES – AN INDIAN PROSPECTIVE ON THE PERSISTENCE OF MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
AbstractMicronutrient deficiencies are an important driver of morbidity and mortality associated with non-communicable diseases. According to the World Health Organization, more than two billion individuals are micronutrient deficient worldwide, with India home to over half of them. India needs to actively fight against the severe effects of malnutrition since, despite the nation’s strong economic growth and declining poverty rate a sizeable section of the population still has sub-optimal nutrition. This review primarily focuses on the current situation of micronutrient status in the nation, including driving factors that contribute to micronutrient deficiency, clinical perspective and challenges, role of supplementation, long-term and sustainable strategies to reduce micronutrient deficiency, as well as challenges in adapting the micronutrient supplementation practices as in the developed world by the Indian community. To achieve India’s optimum nutritional status, it is required to identify strategic initiatives to overcome practical challenges and implement the right balance of biofortification, nutritional diversification, and sufficient supplementation.
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IJPSR
O. P. Sharma, Banshi Saboo, Ishi Khosla, Prashant Narang and Asif Ali *
Haleon India (Erstwhile Glaxo Smith Kline Consumer Healthcare), India.
asif.x.ali@haleon.com
07 March 2025
15 April 2025
22 July 2025
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.16(8).2148-62
01 August 2025