Preventing and Controlling Zinc Deficiency Across the Life Course: A Call to Action.

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"Funding NML is supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the United Kingdom (BBSRC) Global Challenges Research Fund, Grant Number BB/S013989/1. MRB is supported by the GeoNutrition project [INV-009129], funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Growing Health (BB/X010953/1) Institute Strategic Programme, funded by BBSRC. AGH, EB, and JF are supported by HarvestPlus (www.HarvestPlus.org), a global program working to develop and promote biofortified food crops that are rich in vitamins and minerals needed for good health. HarvestPlus’ principal donors are the UK government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of HarvestPlus."