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Regulatory and Policy-Related Aspects of Calcium Fortification of Foods. Implications for Implementing National Strategies of Calcium Fortification
(Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2020-04)
Daily calcium intake is well below current recommendations in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Calcium intake is usually related to bone health, however an adequate calcium intake has also been shown to reduce ...
Challenges and progress in wheat improvement
(CIMMYT, 2019)
Spina bifida folate fortification in Brazil, update 2022: a cross-sectional study.
(Springer, 2023)
INTRODUCTION: Despite improving maternal-child indicators in Brazil, congenital malformations are still the second cause of mortality in the first years of life. This work aims to compare statistical data before and after ...
Adherence to and acceptability of home fortification with vitamins and minerals in children aged 6 to 23 months: a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Abstract
Background
Vitamin and mineral deficiencies affect more than two million people worldwide. In 2011, based on recent scientific evidence and the low effectiveness ...
Folic acid flour fortification: Impact on the frequencies of 52 congenital anomaly types in three South American countries
(Wiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2010-10)
The aim of the present investigation was to search for a reduction in birth prevalence estimates of 52 selected types of congenital anomalies, associated with folic acid fortification programs in Chile, Argentina, and ...
Preventing birth defects, saving lives, and promoting health equity: an urgent call to action for universal mandatory food fortification with folic acid
(The Lancet Global Health, 2022)
July 20, 2021 marked the 30th anniversary of the publication of the landmark trial by the British Medical Research Council showing unequivocally that maternal intake of folic acid (vitamin B9) starting before pregnancy ...
Folic acid fortification of wheat flour: Chile
(INT LIFE SCIENCES INST NORTH AMERICA, 2004-06)
Neural tube defects (open spina bifida, anencephaly, and encephalocele) represent the first congenital malformations to be preventable through public health measures such as supplementation and/or food fortification with ...
AIP-maize: progress review and summary of achievements
(CIMMYT, 2018)
Anaemia in pregnant women before and after the mandatory fortification of wheat and corn flours with iron
(CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESSCAMBRIDGE, 2012)
Objective: To estimate the frequency of anaemia in pregnant women before and after the fortification of flours with Fe. Design: Retrospective study developed from secondary data obtained from medical records. Setting: Two ...