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.
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