东非大蕉是许多东非国家的主食,但它含有的微量营养索——尤其是维生素A原和铁非常少。维生素A缺乏造成的后果是可怕的。全球每年有65万到70万儿童死于维生素A缺乏,另有至少30万儿童失明。强有力的证据表明维生素A缺乏使免疫系统受损,甚至影响大脑发育。2005年,澳大利亚昆士兰科技大学詹姆斯一戴尔教授开展了一个生物 The plantain in East Africa is the staple food in many East African countries, but it contains trace amounts of micronutrients - especially vitamin A and iron. The consequences of vitamin A deficiency are scary. Between 650,000 and 700,000 children worldwide die of vitamin A deficiency every year, and at least 300,000 children are blind. There is strong evidence that vitamin A deficiency impairs the immune system and even affects brain development. In 2005, Professor James Dell of the University of Queensland in Australia conducted an experiment