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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 ...
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 ...
Neural tube defects prevalence does not increase aftermodification of the folic acid fortification program in Chile
(2022)
Background:In 2000, Chile’s Ministry of Health mandated fortification ofwheat flour with folic acid at a concentration of 2.2 mg/kg to prevent neuraltube defects (NTDs), resulting in a 50% reduction in NTD prevalence. ...
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 ...
Effects of folic acid fortification on orofacial clefts prevalence: a meta-analysis
(Cambridge University Press, 2017)
Objective: Orofacial clefts (OFC) are the most prevalent craniofacial birth defect. Folic acid (FA) supplementation has been demonstrated as an effective intervention to reduce risk of OFC occurrence. However, the effect ...
Challenges and progress in wheat improvement
(CIMMYT, 2019)
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 ...
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 ...
Impact of water fortification with calcium on calcium intake in different countries: a simulation study
(Cambridge University Press, 2020-08)
Objective:To simulate the impact - effectiveness and safety - of water fortification with different concentrations of Ca using the Intake Modelling, Assessment and Planning Program.Design:This is a secondary analysis of ...
Effect of bovine-hemoglobin-fortified cookies on iron status of schoolchildren: A nationwide program in Chile
(1993)
The Chilean School Lunch program, which serves one million children nationwide, was supplied with three 10-g cookies fortified with 6% bovine hemoglobin concentrate, designed to provide 1 mg bioavailable iron per day. A ...