| Problem |
Presentation |
Intervention |
| Vitamin A deficiency |
Striking: blindness, increased child and maternal mortality risk |
Easy in children: infrequent high dose capsules |
| Iodine deficiency |
Striking: cretinism, dwarfism, goiter |
Easy: iodized salt |
| Iron deficiency |
Subtle: anemia, reduced cognitive development |
Difficult: e.g., frequent supplementation |
| General malnutrition-growth failure |
Subtle: smaller children |
Difficult: community -based programs |
| General malnutrition-starvation in emergencies |
Striking: emaciated and dying children and adults |
Easy (in principle): emergency food aid and other assistance |
