Nutrients
WHO/Lori Sloate
Fruit and vegetables are excellent sources of vitamins and minerals
Several nutrients – including water – are essential for growth, reproduction and good health.
Macronutrients are consumed in relatively large quantities and include proteins, simple and complex carbohydrates, and fats and fatty acids.
Micronutrients – vitamins and minerals – are consumed in relatively smaller quantities, but are essential to body processes.
Carbohydrates
Fats and fatty acids
Protein
Vitamins and minerals
- Biofortification of cereal crops
- Calcium supplementation during pregnancy for the prevention and treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
- Daily iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy
- Fortification of rice
- Fortification of wheat and maize flours
- Intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation for menstruating women
- Intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation in non-anaemic pregnant women
- Intermittent iron supplementation in preschool and school-age children
- Iodine supplementation during pregnancy
- Iron or iron/folic acid supplementation to prevent anaemia in postpartum women
- Iron supplementation for children in malaria-endemic regions
- Micronutrient supplementation for HIV-infected women during pregnancy
- Micronutrient supplementation in children with severe acute malnutrition
- Multiple micronutrient powders for home fortification of foods consumed by children 6–23 months of age
- Multiple micronutrient powders for home fortification of foods consumed by pregnant women
- Multiple micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy
- Nutritional care for adults with active tuberculosis
- Periconceptional supplementation with folate with or without multivitamins to prevent neural tube defects
- Vitamin A fortification of staple foods
- Vitamin A supplementation for children with respiratory infections
- Vitamin A supplementation for HIV-infected adults
- Vitamin A supplementation for HIV-infected women during pregnancy
- Vitamin A supplementation in HIV-infected infants and children 6–59 months of age
- Vitamin A supplementation in infants 1–5 months of age
- Vitamin A supplementation in infants and children 6–59 months of age
- Vitamin A supplementation in neonates
- Vitamin A supplementation in postpartum women
- Vitamin A supplementation in pregnant women
- Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy for the prevention and treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
- Vitamin D supplementation for children with respiratory infections
- Vitamin D supplementation in infants
- Vitamin E supplementation for the prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants
- Zinc supplementation for children with respiratory infections
- Zinc supplementation in the management of diarrhoea
