How one man's mission to end a global scourge with salt could lead to a public-health breakthrough
M.G. Venkatesh Mannar; image credit: University of Toronto Synopsis Venkatesh Mannar wants to make universally consumed salt a medium to tackle iron deficiency. Having travelled to over 50 countries to promote use of fortified salt, his life’s mission is to defeat anaemia with iron-enriched salt. Once he achieves this goal, Mannar hopes to add more essential minerals, turning the humble table salt into a potent public-health tool. By Katie McLeanWhen he was growing up, Venkatesh Mannar and hi...
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