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Symposium: History and Legacy of The Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense (National Development)

Nutrition Surveys in Burma and Northeast Brazil¹

Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061

²To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: gebunce{at}vt.edu.

Participation of the author in the Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense sponsored nutrition surveys of Burma and northeast Brazil is described. These surveys not only collected important data on nutritional status but also guided the subsequent research interests of the author. The Brazil survey results contributed to the creation of legislation that mandated the addition of water-dispersible vitamin A to skimmed-milk powder products. This additive has greatly diminished the likelihood of vitamin A deficiency syndrome occurring in children after famine relief efforts.

KEY WORDS: • nutrition surveys • ICNND • Burma • Brazil • retinal deficiency