The Unfinished Agenda for Food Fortification in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Quantifying Progress, Gaps and Potential Opportunities
| Autor: | Florencia C. Vasta, Mawuli Sablah, Penjani Mkambula, Valerie M Friesen, Corinne Ringholz, Manpreet Chadha, Laura A Rowe, Akoto K. Osei, Mduduzi N. N. Mbuya, Jonathan Gorstein |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Economic growth media_common.quotation_subject fortification Nutritional Status lcsh:TX341-641 Review Nutrition Policy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine micronutrient deficiency large- scale food fortification Humans Quality (business) 030212 general & internal medicine low- and middle-income countries Fortified Food Developing Countries media_common 030109 nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics Scope (project management) Food fortification Private sector Diet Intervention (law) micronutrients Food Fortified Survey data collection Business Implementation research lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Nutrients, Vol 12, Iss 2, p 354 (2020) Nutrients |
| ISSN: | 2072-6643 |
| Popis: | Large-scale food fortification (LSFF) is a cost-effective intervention that is widely implemented, but there is scope to further increase its potential. To identify gaps and opportunities, we first accessed the Global Fortification Data Exchange (GFDx) to identify countries that could benefit from new fortification programs. Second, we aggregated Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT) survey data from 16 countries to ascertain LSFF coverage and gaps therein. Third, we extended our narrative review to assess current innovations. We identified 84 countries as good candidates for new LSFF programs. FACT data revealed that the potential of oil/ghee and salt fortification is not being met due mainly to low coverage of adequately fortified foods (quality). Wheat, rice and maize flour fortification have similar quality issues combined with lower coverage of the fortifiable food at population-level ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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