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Fortified milk reduces morbidity in preschool children

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Center for Micronutrient Research at Annamalai University in India report that the consumption of milk fortified with specific micronutrients -- zinc, iron, selenium, copper, vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E -- significantly reduces diarrhea and acute lower respiratory illness among children in developing countries.

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