Orange Corn Can Help Prevent Child Blindness and Death (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Orange Corn Can Help Prevent Child Blindness and Death

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Orange corn, which is naturally high in provitamin A carotenoids, could help combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries, a condition that causes blindness in 250,000 to 500,000 children every year, half of whom die within a year of losing their sight.

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Purdue University / Natalie van Hoose

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