A Danish firm has issued a statement confirming that it has launched Vitamin A-packed chewing gum in Nairobi to help fight malnutrition among children in developing countries.
Each piece of sugar-free gum in a pack of six contains 375 microgrammes of Vitamin A -- a recommended daily dose by UNICEF and the World Health Organisation, according to the manufacturer, Gumlink Group.
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Vitamin B-12 is also known as cobalamine or cyanocobalamine, owing to the presence of the metal, cobalt. Cyanocobalamine is used in most supplements because it is readily converted to active forms of vitamin B-12 in the body.
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The product was launched at a conference on malnutrition earlier this week in Nairobi organised by the Denmark-based think-tank the Copenhagen Consensus Centre.
Gumlink said it was in discussions with the Kenyan government with a view to making the product available on the local market.
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Calcium and Vitamin Supplements
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Calcium and vitamin supplements are taken to provide the body with the ''required'' nutrients. Calcium is a mineral found in many foods. Vitamins are very important nutrients for the body.
