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Argentina bucks the trend. Vitamin A deficiencies are increasing

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Because of libertarian policies of the Milei government in Argentina, poverty and food deficiencies are increasing. People are getting less healthy and, hence, less able to care for themselves and their loved ones. One problem we thought we got rid of but resurfaces in Argentina: vitamin A deficiencies. Children are getting sick and starting to go blind. Vitamin A helps your body protect itself against many diseases. Thanks to concerted action and diffusion of knowledge and action, progress has been global. Argentina is, thanks to the Libertarian policies of the Milei government, regressing. It´s the New Old Africa. Look here for WHO data and here for Vitamin A policies in New Africa, where they want people to be healthy. Here, a little more about the essential role of Vitamin A

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  1. Because of libertarian policies of the Milei government in Argentina, poverty and food deficiencies are increasing. People are getting less healthy and, hence, less able to care for themselves and their loved ones. One problem we thought we got rid of but resurfaces in Argentina: vitamin A deficiencies. Children are getting sick and starting to go blind.
  2. Vitamin A helps your body protect itself against many diseases. Thanks to concerted action and diffusion of knowledge and action, progress has been global. Argentina is, thanks to the Libertarian policies of the Milei government, regressing. It´s the New Old Africa. Look here for WHO data and here for Vitamin A policies in New Africa, where they want people to be healthy.
Argentina bucks the trend. Vitamin A deficiencies are increasing

Argentina bucks the trend. Vitamin A deficiencies are increasing

Here, a little more about the essential role of Vitamin A for the eye

Argentina bucks the trend. Vitamin A deficiencies are increasing

And yes, it is serious.

Argentina bucks the trend. Vitamin A deficiencies are increasing
Merijn T. Knibbe
Economic historian, statistician, outdoor guide (coastal mudflats), father, teacher, blogger. Likes De Kift and El Greco. Favorite epoch 1890-1930.

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