Public health aspects of food fortification: A question of balance

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 605-614

  Fletcher, Reginald J ^a   Bell, Ian P ^a   Lambert, Janet P ^b  

^a KELLOGG COMPANY   (United Kingdom)

^b Lambert Nutrition Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food fortification; Micronutrient intakes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; OXYGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

BREAD; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EUROPE; FLOUR; FOOD; FOOD FORTIFICATION; FOOD INTAKE; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALNUTRITION; MOISTURE; PELLAGRA; PERMEABILITY; PH; TASTE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 17644406358     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2004391     Document Type: Conference Paper

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