Iron and folate fortification in the Americas to prevent and control micronutrient malnutrition: an analysis.
Although there has been a remarkable decline in the proportion of malnourished children in Latin America, micronutrient deficiencies, especially iron deficiency anemia, remain significant public health problems. A substantial reduction in the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia is an important goal for the end of the decade. Interest in fortifying wheat flour and dry-milled maize flour is thus growing, and significant experience in the fortification of flours with iron and the B vitamins, including folate, is emerging. It is necessary to ensure that fortification levels and standards, legislation, and quality assurance and control measures are in place nationally and harmonized regionally.
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Opportunities for Micronutrient Interventions (OMNI) Project/U.S. Agency for International Development, John Snow Inc., Arlington, VA, USA.
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D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017691:Caribbean Region; D005433:Flour; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007843:Latin America; D018977:Micronutrients; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D011786:Quality Control; D013020:South America; D014908:Triticum; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D018977:Micronutrients; D014803:Vitamin B Complex; D007501:Iron