Fortification Strategies to Combat Zinc and Iron Deficiency

Fortification Strategies to Combat Zinc and Iron Deficiency

Food fortification is an important strategy to combat iron and zinc deficiency. This review covers the basic concepts of food fortification, as well as its advantages and disadvantages. The main characteristics of the most common zinc and iron compounds used in this procedure are also analyzed.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nutrition reviews 2002-02, Vol.60 (2), p.52-58
Hauptverfasser: Salgueiro, Maria Jimena, Zubillaga, Marcela, Lysionek, Alexis, Caro, Ricardo, Weill, Ricardo, Boccio, Jose
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Deficiency Diseases - prevention & control
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domain_sdv.ida.ing.vit
Food
Food engineering
Food, Fortified
fortification
Humans
Iron
Iron - deficiency
Life Sciences
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
micronutrient deficiency
Nutrition
Other nutritional diseases (malnutrition, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies...)
Zinc
Zinc - deficiency
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Zusammenfassung:Food fortification is an important strategy to combat iron and zinc deficiency. This review covers the basic concepts of food fortification, as well as its advantages and disadvantages. The main characteristics of the most common zinc and iron compounds used in this procedure are also analyzed.
ISSN:0029-6643
1753-4887
DOI:10.1301/00296640260085958