well if everyone cited sources during a speech they'll start to sound like a wiki artical.
However 30 seconds of digging backs up the statement....
"Golden Rice has the potential to prevent the death of 2 million of the worlds poorest children every year"
With a report from the WHO
"Improved vitamin A nutriture would be expected to prevent approximately
1-2 million deaths annually among children aged 1-4 years. "
whqlibdoc.who.int/bulletin/1992/Vol70-No2/bulletin_1992_70(2)_225-232.pdf
And apparently Vitamin A deficiency is also the leading cause of blindness in children.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 30 Jul 2015, 11:56,
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Sperm is a good source of vitamin A.
So we should send Gary Glitter back to Southeast Asia and he could provide supplements to the deprived kids.
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MyFrontFellOff ; his mouth full of teddies, urinating defiantly, Thu 30 Jul 2015, 12:17,
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"Cornish people eat pasties...
...because the crust keeps the evidence off their fingers"1
1/,UK census 2001.
Cool :-)
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