title: Selecting desirable micronutrient fortificants for plant-based complementary foods for infants and young children in low-income countries.
abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that both breast-fed and non-breast-fed children are fed micronutrient fortified complementary foods designed to meet their high nutrient requirements from aged 6 to 23 months of age. This paper summarises the steps recommended by WHO/FAO to identify the country-specific micronutrient shortfalls in complementary diets and establish desirable levels of bioavailable fortificants for centrally processed plant-based complementary foods for infant and young child feeding. The goal of the WHO/FAO guidelines is to achieve a desirably low prevalence of inadequate micronutrient intakes in the target group whilst simultaneously ensuring minimal risk of excessive intakes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, 9015, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Rosalind S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carriquiry
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gibbs
mesh_terms: D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003906:Developing Countries; D004032:Diet; D005527:Food, Fortified; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000172:deficiency / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010945:Plants, Edible / Q000737:chemistry; D011203:Poverty; D014131:Trace Elements
chemical_list: D018977:Micronutrients; D014131:Trace Elements
keywords: WHO guidelines; complementary foods; desirable fortificants; excessive intakes; inadequate intakes; nutrient gap