Mandatory large-scale food fortification programmes can reduce the estimated prevalence of inadequate zinc intake by up to 50% globally. [PDF]
Nat FoodLarge-scale food fortification (LSFF) can increase dietary micronutrient intake and improve micronutrient status. Here we used food balance sheet data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to estimate current country-specific ...
Wessells KR +4 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 ...
Mandal D, Sarkar T, Chakraborty R.
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide public health concern, which can be addressed with voluntary or mandatory food fortification. The aim of this study was to determine if branded food composition databases can be used to investigate voluntary ...
Sanja Krušič +9 more
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Discover FoodThis review aims to explore the role of food fortification as a critical public health strategy to combat global micronutrient deficiencies, which affect more than 2 billion people worldwide.
Syed Amir Ashraf
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Food Fortification as a Preventive Factor of Micronutrient Deficiency [PDF]
Техника и технология пищевых производств, 2020 Introduction. The problem of micronutrient deficiency remains a relevant issue all over the world. However, it is mostly developed countries that practice food fortification.
Mayurnikova L. +3 more
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Current and potential contributions of large-scale food fortification to meeting micronutrient requirements in Senegal: a modelling study using household food consumption data [PDF]
BMJ Public HealthIntroduction Micronutrient deficiencies are common among women of reproductive age (WRA) and children in Senegal. Large-scale food fortification (LSFF) can help fill gaps in dietary intake.Methods We used household food consumption data to model the ...
Katherine P Adams +6 more
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The impact of food fortification on stunting in Zimbabwe: does gender of the household head matter?
Nutrition Journal, 2020 Background High prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years poses a major threat to child development in developing countries. It is associated with micronutrient deficiency arising from poor diets fed to children under 5 years.
Terrence Kairiza +3 more
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Vitamin D Food Fortification Strategies on Population-Based Dietary Intake Data Using Mixed-Integer Programming [PDF]
Foods, 2023 The dietary vitamin D intake of the Danish population is low, and food fortification is a strategy to increase intake. This paper explores the possibility of vitamin D fortification on the current population food intake in Denmark, such that the ...
Sayantan Sengupta +3 more
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Systematic Reviews, 2020 Objective Vitamin D (vitD) deficiency is a global childhood health problem. Food fortification is a promising strategy to curb vitD deficiency.
Reem Al Khalifah +6 more
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Nutrient requirements are frequently not met due to the limited availability and affordability of an adequately diverse diet that includes plant, and animal-source foods. Food fortification refers to the addition of one or more nutrients to a food, during or after processing.
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