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Food Fortification: The Level of Awareness among Kenyan Consumers
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2020 More than half of the morbidity and mortality cases among children in Kenya are as a result of micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs). Food fortification is considered by the Government of Kenya as a feasible strategy for addressing MNDs.
Amaya Aura Linda +6 more
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Scientific African, 2022 Malnutrition is one of the most serious problems throughout the world and children are especially vulnerable. This research aimed at designing a fermented sorghum porridge food-fortified with moringa leaf powder and baobab fruit pulp and assessing ...
Marius Affonfere +4 more
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Selenium Biofortification in Radish Enhances Nutritional Quality via Accumulation of Methyl-Selenocysteine and Promotion of Transcripts and Metabolites Related to Glucosinolates, Phenolics, and Amino Acids [PDF]
, 2016 Two selenium (Se) fertilization methods were tested for their effects on levels of anticarcinogenic selenocompounds in radish (Raphanus sativus), as well as other nutraceuticals.
Annarita Trentin +7 more
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Proceedings, 2023 Introduction: Fortification is the practice of deliberately increasing the content of one or more micronutrients i.e., vitamins and minerals in a food or condiment to improve the nutritional quality of the food supply and provide a public health benefit
Wardah Nisar +4 more
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Addressing food and nutrition security in South Africa: A review of policy responses since 2002 [PDF]
, 2018 Since 2002, a range of South African policies have attempted to address the disproportionate burden of food and nutrition insecurity on the population. Yet malnutrition among the poor has worsened.
Boatemaa, S., Drimie, S., Pereira, L.
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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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Intake of fat-soluble vitamins in the Belgian population : adequacy and contribution of foods, fortified foods and supplements [PDF]
, 2017 A key challenge of public health nutrition is to provide the majority of the population with a sufficient level of micronutrients while preventing high-consumers from exceeding the tolerable upper intake level.
de Ridder, Karin +7 more
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Reimagining food fortification through a consumer-centred approach [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesFood fortification is a critical tool for addressing global micronutrient deficiencies, yet existing frameworks often prioritize industry standards and policy enforcement over consumer engagement.
Bogueva Diana
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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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Potential of moringa (Moringa oleifera) leaf powder for functional food ingredients: A review
Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2023 One of the efforts to produce functional foods is using ingredients containing health-beneficial bioactive compounds. Another way to produce functional foods is fermentation generating bioactive compounds or fortification with the bioactive compound ...
Lina Novi Ariani +3 more
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