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Stunting, wasting, being underweight, mineral and vitamin deficiency, obesity, overweight, and other diet-related noncommunicable diseases are all examples of malnutrition. A deficiency of critical micronutrients such as iron, zinc, folate, and vitamins causes malnutrition or hidden hunger. In the undernourished population, a lack of folate and vitamin B12 elevates homocysteine levels in the blood, leading to hyper-homocysteinemia, which causes a range of heart problems. Malnutrition is common in rural and tribal communities due to a lack of information, availability to healthy food, and illiteracy. Biofortification of essential micronutrients in staple crops is a successful technique for alleviating micronutrient insufficiency in such populations. Plant breeding, transgenic technology, and genome editing can help to increase the density of essential minerals and vitamins in staple foods.
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Goswami, A.K., Goswami, S., Vinutha, T., Singh, S.K., Praveen, S. (2022). Biofortification: A Remedial Approach Against Malnutrition in Rural and Tribal Population. In: Dubey, G.P., Misra, K., Kesharwani, R.K., Ojha, R.P. (eds) Homocysteine Metabolism in Health and Disease. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6867-8_5
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