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Section 1 - Health and Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2025

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David Mabey ,
Martin W. Weber ,
Moffat Nyirenda ,
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu ,
Jackson Orem ,
Laura Benjamin ,
Michael Marks  and
Nicholas A. Feasey
David Mabey
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Martin W. Weber
Affiliation:
World Health Organization
Moffat Nyirenda
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
Affiliation:
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana
Jackson Orem
Affiliation:
Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala
Laura Benjamin
Affiliation:
University College London
Michael Marks
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Nicholas A. Feasey
Affiliation:
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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Micronutrient Forum: www.micronutrientforum.org.

Micronutrient Initiative: www.www.nutritionintl.org.

World Health Organization (nutrition pages): www.who.int/topics/nutrition/en/.

World Health Organization guidance on complementary feeding:

www.who.int/health-topics/complementary-feeding#tab=tab_1.

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