This past Saturday Vitamin Angels was recognized by New York Times Op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof in his article “World’s Healthiest Food” as one of the organizations which is providing vital micronutrients to children and mothers globally.

The article explains the detrimental effects that are caused by lack of micronutrients in children. On a recent trip to Honduras, Kristof encountered three babies in a hospital in the Honduran capital suffering life-threatening conditions caused by a lack of this “miracle substance.” “The doctors believe the reason for [their] deformities, called neural tube defects, was that their mothers did not have enough micronutrients, particularly folic acid, while pregnant.”

Kristof goes on to bring attention to equally important micronutrients, including vitamin A. A lack of this essential nutrient leads to the deaths of some 670,000 children each year and remains the world’s leading cause of blindness.

But the miracle of micronutrients lies not only in their ability to dramatically improve the health of both women and children, but also in their small cost. David Dodson, the founder of Project Health Children, said, “I had never seen anything in my life that could have so much impact for so little money and be sustainable.”

Our thanks to Nicholas Kristof for sharing the need for essential micronutrients with his readers and for identifying Vitamin Angels as one organization making a difference.

If you would like to donate to one of our programs which distribute micronutrients to mothers and children globally, please click here. To learn more about our programs, Operation 2020 and Thrive to Five, please click here.

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