<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->Advances in health and education cannot be made in a country without addressing nutrition issues. Students who are in good health are more likely to succeed in school. This shift in perspective has led to a shift from viewing healthy eating as a national pastime to viewing it as a long-term investment in human capital. A lack of iodine, iron, and vitamin A contributed to 46 million years of productive disability in 1990.