Wheat flour fortification and human health

Impact of Wheat Flour Fortification on Anemia

This peer-reviewed article was written by the Food Fortification Initiative on 19 June 2013 For more information, e-mail [email protected] or see: www.FFInetwork.org Anemia and Public Health An estimated 30% of the world’s population is anemic [1]. Anemia can be caused by nutritional deficiency (e.g., iron, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin A) and non-nutritional factors (e.g., malaria, hookworm, ...

Vitamin A fortification of wheat flour: considerations and current recommendations.

BACKGROUND Vitamin A deficiency is a major public health nutrition problem, affecting an estimated 190 million preschool-aged children and 19 million pregnant and lactating women globally, and 83 million adolescents in Southeast Asia alone. Its consequences (disorders) include xerophthalmia (the leading cause of early childhood blindness), increased severity of infection, anemia, and death. Bec...

Fortification of Wheat Flour With Iron: A National Fortification Program in Iran

Food fortification with iron can be an inexpensive, simple and effective strategy for controlling and preventing iron deficiency and anemia in many countries . Since iron deficiency was one of the main public health problems in Iran, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOH&ME) started technical and pilot studies on subjects about 16 years ago (in 2001). Based on the results obtained a...

School of Public Health FORTIFICATION OF WHEAT FLOUR WITH FOLIC ACID AND IRON BENEFITS AND RISKS A Literature Review

fortification of wheat flour with purslane seed powder: studying flour characteristics and dough rheological properties

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