Xiaozhong Wang, Zhengxia Dou, Shi Feng, Yi Zhang, Lin Ma, Chunqin Zou, Zhaohai Bai, Prakash Lakshmanan, Xiaojun Shi, Dunyi Liu, Wei Zhang, Yan Deng, Wushuai Zhang, Xuanjing Chen, Fusuo Zhang, Xinping Chen
Eliminating both overt and hidden hunger is at the core of the global food and nutrition security agenda. Yet, the collective state of nutrition security at the population level is not known. Here we quantify food-based availability of 11 essential nutrients for 156 countries using a food production-consumption-nutrition model, followed by assessment of the nutrient availability status as a ratio of recommended intake. For the baseline year 2017, global per capita availability was adequate for calorie and protein but in severe deficit for vitamin A and calcium (intake ratios, <0...
October 12, 2023: Nature food