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Regular intake of vitamin A supplements after six months of age can reduce death in under-fives by almost one quarter in vitamin A-deficient areas. Regular intake of iron supplements and regular deworming protect children against iron deficiency, anemia and poor development.

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Essential Nutrition Action 7: Nutritious foods given frequently during and after illness are necessary for the child’s recovery.

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Sick children, despite poor appetite, need increased amounts of food and fluids. Feeding them nutritious foods in small quantities and giving them fluids frequently, including breastmilk, helps children recover faster.

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Essential Nutrition Action 8: Life-saving food and care given at the right time saves severely-undernourished children.

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A simple color-coded tape can be used to identify children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Most children with SAM – if identified before they develop medical problems – can be treated at home with appropriate therapeutic foods and counselling.

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Essential Nutrition Action 9: Improving the nutrition of adolescent girls today secures the nutrition of children tomorrow.

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Adolescent girls can be protected against poor nutrition and anaemia through supervised weekly iron and folic acid supplementation, twice-yearly deworming, counselling to improve their diets, and empowerment to stay in school and avoid early marriage and pregnancy.

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Essential Nutrition Action 10: Better nutrition, particularly during pregnancy and lactation, is essential to women’s health.

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Pregnant women need to eat a varied diet to ensure that their children are born healthy and have a lower risk of being stunted, developing poorly, or dying. Breastfeeding mothers need to eat a plentiful diet to store the energy and nutrients they require to breastfeed successfully.