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27 lut 2021 · This review systematically synthesizes the available evidence on the advantages and disadvantages of food fortification vehicles (industrial fortification, biofortification and point-of-use or home fortification) and provides an overview of three dimensions by which fortification impacts individuals and societies—social, health and economic.
Food fortification could be considered as a public health strategy to enhance nutrient intakes of a population. Over the past century, fortification has been effective at reducing the risk of nutrient deficiency diseases such as beriberi, goiter, pellagra, and rickets.
The World Health Organization recommends large scale food fortification as a powerful evidence-informed and cost-effective intervention to fight vitamin and mineral deficiencies, including iodine deficiency disorders, anaemia and iron deficiency, among others.
29 mar 2021 · Despite ongoing debates globally and in some countries regarding the performance and safety of food fortification, the practice offers significant benefits across each of the main vehicles for food fortification (large-scale food fortification, biofortification and point-of-use or home fortification) ranging from reducing the prevalence of ...
Pesticides play a significant role in food production. They protect or increase yields and may increase the number of times each year a crop can be grown on the same land. This is particularly important in countries that face food shortages.
14 lut 2022 · Fortification of commonly used food vehicles provides an opportunity for increasing nutrient intake during infancy and for populations at risk of deficiencies without any side effects for the general population. It is a “win-win”. What are the health impacts of food fortification?
25 maj 2023 · In this study, different scenarios are modelled to explore how the fortification of plant-based alternatives and commonly eaten foods with critical nutrients could enable a transition towards more plant-based diets in an average diet of young Dutch adults.
