00:00In a groundbreaking effort to combat anemia, Canadian researchers have developed an innovative
00:10solution, an iron fish.
00:14This unique creation, when placed in cooking pots, releases iron and significantly alleviates
00:19iron-deficiency-related issues by up to 50%.
00:24Remarkably, it only takes about 10 minutes to infuse the food with iron without altering
00:29its taste, and the fish retains its efficacy for many years.
00:34This invention is particularly beneficial in countries like Cambodia, where the majority
00:39of the population lives on less than a dollar a day, leading to severe nutritional deficiencies.
00:46To date, approximately 2,500 Cambodian families have adopted the iron fish, and the Lucky
00:52Iron Fish Company has distributed around 9,000 units to hospitals and through various non-governmental
00:59organizations within the country.
01:01Anemia, the most prevalent nutritional disorder globally, predominantly affects women of child-bearing
01:07age, adolescence, and children.
01:11In developing nations such as Cambodia, the condition is alarmingly widespread, with nearly
01:1750% of women and children suffering from it due to iron deficiency.
01:23Imelda Bates, the head of the International Public Health Department at the Liverpool
01:27School of Tropical Medicine in the UK, endorses the iron fish.
01:33She notes, these types of approaches are much better than pills, since pills are really
01:37horrible.
01:39Source BBC
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