FAO/WHO nutrient requirements for children aged 0–4 years
Adequate micronutrient intake is a key component of optimal nutrition during childhood, and is necessary for healthy growth and development, as well as prevention of disease and disability at every life stage. Dietary requirements for micronutrients provide governments and other stakeholders with a reference on which to base food guidance and policy. FAO and WHO are currently updating micronutrient requirements for children aged 0–4 years.

Current list of experts

Professor Steven Abrams

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, United States of America

Professor Stephanie Atkinson

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Associate Member, Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Canada

Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta

Professor, Departments of Paediatrics, Nutritional Sciences and Public Health, University of Toronto and Founding Director, Centre of Excellence in Women & Child Health, The Aga Khan University, South Central Asia, East Africa & United Kingdom

Dr Kenneth Brown

Department of Nutrition and Institute for Global Nutrition University of California, United States of America

Professor Kevin Cashman

Cork Centre for Vitamin D and Nutrition Research, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences and Department of Medicine, University College Cork, Ireland

Dr Peter Maina Chege

Senior Lecturer / Nutrition Expert, Department of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Public Health and Applied Human Sciences, Kenyatta University, Kenya

Professor Kathryn Dewey

Distinguished Professor Emerita, Department of Nutrition and Institute for Global Nutrition University of California, United States of America

Professor Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan

Professor of Medicine, Founding Director, Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program WHO CC for Metabolic Bone Disorders, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Professor Susan Fairweather-Tait

Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Dr Samson Gebremedhin

Associate Professor of Public Health, School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Professor Rosalind Gibson

Emeritus Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, New Zealand

Professor Nancy Krebs

Professor of Pediatrics Head, Section of Nutrition Associate Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Dept of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, United States of America

Professor In-Sook Kwun

Professor, Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Andong National University, Republic of Korea

Professor Christel Lamberg-Allardt

Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki, Finland

Joerg Meerpohl

Director, Institute for Evidence in Medicine, Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany

Dr Laura Martino

Senior Statistician, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Risk Assessment and Scientific Assistance Department (RASA), Assessment and Methodological Support Unit (AMU), Italy

Dr Cristina Palacios

Associate Professor, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University, United States of America

Professor John Pettifor

Professor Emeritus and Honorary Professorial Researcher, Department of Paediatrics and Faculty Research Office, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Professor Harshpal Singh Sachdev

Pediatrician, pediatrics and clinical epidemiology, maternal and child nutrition

Holger Schünemann

Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and Director, Clinical Epidemiology and Research Centre (CERC), Humanitas University, Milan, Italy

Dr Pattanee Winichagoon

Associate Professor and Senior Advisor, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand

Zhenyu Yang

Research Professor, National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China

Publication

In the past 20 years, micronutrients have assumed great public health importance. As a consequence, considerable research has been carried out to better...

Documents

Public consultation on the scope of work for updating the FAO/WHO calcium, vitamin D, and zinc requirements in children aged 0–36 months