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Supplemental Materials: https://osf.io/xur4b/This study aimed to assess the effects of a fortified diet on nutritional indicators of growing rats undergoing a protein-energy restriction.
Ambroise, Akpoue, N’zi
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Micronutrient fortification to improve growth and health of maternally HIV-unexposed and exposed Zambian infants: a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The period of complementary feeding, starting around 6 months of age, is a time of high risk for growth faltering and morbidity. Low micronutrient density of locally available foods is a common problem in low income countries. Children of HIV-
Chilenje Infant Growth, Nutrition and Infection (CIGNIS) Study T
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The process of setting micronutrient recommendations: a cross-European comparison of nutrition-related scientific advisory bodies [PDF]
Copyright @ The Authors 2010Objective: To examine the workings of the nutrition-related scientific advisory bodies in Europe, paying particular attention to the internal and external contexts within which they operate.
Livia Dömölki +59 more
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Wheat flour fortification and human health [PDF]
Using varied study designs (none of which can confirm causality), investigators assessed the health impact of wheat flour fortification after it was implemented at large scale in countries.
Pachón, Helena
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The effect of iron-fortified complementary food and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria on anaemia in 12- to 36-month-old children : a cluster-randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Iron deficiency (ID) and malaria co-exist in tropical regions and both contribute to high rates of anaemia in young children. It is unclear whether iron fortification combined with intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) of malaria would be an ...
Righetti, Aurélie A. +30 more
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Nutritional and microbiological evaluation of tamarind seed fortified corn flour [PDF]
Food fortification involves the addition of micronutrients to foods and is an intervention used for the prevention of micronutrient deficiencies worldwide.
Tamarind seed +2 more
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Objective: Mandatory fortification of bread flour with folic acid has helped to reduce incidence of neural tube defects in several countries. However, it has been suggested that folic acid may have potential adenoma-promoting effects, and reports from ...
Spencer, LB, Baade, P, Van Der Pols, JC
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Objective We aimed to describe the difference in B-vitamin intake and in plasma B-vitamin and homocysteine concentrations before and after folic acid fortification, in relation to dietary patterns. Design The Normative Aging Study (NAS) is a longitudinal
Groot, C.P.G.M., de +5 more
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Systematic review of folate fortification effectiveness
Food fortification is the addition of vitamins and minerals to foods while they are being processed (WHO & FAO 2006). Ninety one, 19 and 8 countries mandate the fortification of wheat flour, maize flour, and rice, respectively (Global Fortification ...
Helena Pachon +4 more
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Interactive visualisation of fortification
This visualization shows how Early Modern science attempted to tackle real-life problems with applied mathematics. Starting from the fortification principles set out in Simon Stevin's Sterctenbouwing (1594), it summarizes the key factors that eventually ...
Cocquyt, T. (HuygensING) +1 more
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