Vitamin A deficiency is responsible for blindness and death in millions of children annually, so this crop has the potential to alleviate a major cause of global malnutrition.

维生素 A 缺乏每年导致数百万儿童失明和死亡，因此这种作物有可能缓解全球营养不良的一个主要原因。

But supporters of golden rice say it could help save as many as two million lives a year. Young children and pregnant women can, and do, die from Vitamin A deficiency.

但是金色稻米的支持者表示，这种食品每年可以挽救多达200万人的生命。幼童和孕妇可能，也确实因缺乏维生素A而死亡。