Household consumption of orange fleshed sweet potatoes in Zambia

The document provides key information on the factors that make communities choose to eat orange fleshed sweet potatoes. Understanding these factors is critical as it can guide the consumption of sweet potatoes that are rich in vitamin A. Vitamin A has many health benefits including prevention of blindness, boosting of the immunity and also improving on the body functioning. Every nutrition or health practitioner in areas facing nutritional challenges, should use the identified factors to promote the consumption of orange fleshed sweet potatoes. This is a must read document if you are interested in helping the nutritionally vulnerable population in your service.

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Patricia Sakala, MSc. Gestione della nutrizione; Master in Ricerca sociale applicata. Ha studiato al Trinity College di Dublino in Irlanda e all'Università di Western Cape, in Sudafrica. Coordinatore senior di formazione e collaborazione per i programmi nutrizionali e la ricerca sui consumi alimentari presso la Commissione nazionale per l'alimentazione e la nutrizione di Lusaka, Zambia.