Food fortification strategies to deliver nutrients for the management of iron deficiency anaemia [PDF]
Current Research in Food Science, 2022 A rising trend in the global prevalence of anaemia is still prevailing. To combat micronutrient deficiencies, World Health Organisation/Food Agriculture Organisation (2006) guidelines recommended four chief strategies – supplementation, fortification ...
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The Policy of Compulsory Large-Scale Food Fortification in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
FoodsFood fortification with micronutrients was initially justified in developed countries by a lack of availability of micronutrients in staple crops, mainly due to soil exhaustion.
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Global Coverage of Mandatory Large-Scale Food Fortification Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Adv Nutr, 2023 Food fortification with micronutrients is widely implemented to reduce micronutrient deficiencies and related outcomes. Although many factors affect the success of fortification programs, high population coverage is needed to have a public health impact.
Rohner F +9 more
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Small and Medium Enterprises' Perspectives on Food Fortification Amid the Growing Burden of Malnutrition. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2022 The need for a profound food system transformation has never been greater. The growing burden of malnutrition has become the new normal, with two billion people who are overweight, over 140 million children under five who are stunted and over two billion
Monroy-Gomez J +5 more
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Degradable poly(β-amino ester) microparticles for cleansing products and food fortification. [PDF]
Nat Chem EngMicroplastic pollution is a pressing global crisis caused by the extensive use of nondegradable microplastic materials in daily activities. One effective approach to mitigate this issue is to replace nondegradable plastics with degradable materials that ...
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Food Fortification: The Advantages, Disadvantages and Lessons from Sight and Life Programs. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2021 Deficiencies in one or more micronutrients such as iron, zinc, and vitamin A are widespread in low- and middle-income countries and compromise the physical and cognitive capacity of millions of people. Food fortification is a cost-effective strategy with
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Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2021 A systematic review of literature on value-addition and food fortification of cereals using neglected legume and oil seed crops among smallholder farming communities was done.
Marongwe F. Desire +7 more
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Vitamin D food fortification in European countries: the underused potential to prevent cancer deaths. [PDF]
Eur J Epidemiol, 2022 Background: Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials have shown that vitamin D supplementation reduces cancer mortality by 13%. Vitamin D fortification of foods may increase vitamin D levels in a similar manner as vitamin D supplementation and could
Niedermaier T +8 more
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Ultraprocessed Products as Food Fortification Alternatives: A Critical Appraisal from Latin America. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2022 Ultraprocessed products (UPPs), associated with obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), are becoming predominant on the global market and a target for market-driven fortification initiatives.
Kroker-Lobos MF +3 more
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Critical Review on Nutritional, Bioactive, and Medicinal Potential of Spices and Herbs and Their Application in Food Fortification and Nanotechnology. [PDF]
Appl Biochem Biotechnol, 2023 Medicinal or herbal spices are grown in tropical moist evergreen forestland, surrounding most of the tropical and subtropical regions of Eastern Himalayas in India (Sikkim, Darjeeling regions), Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, a few Central ...
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