National food fortification: A dialogue with reference to Asia: Policy in evolution

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 24-29

  Wahlqvist, Mark L ^a,b,c,d  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Criteria; Folic acid; Food diversity; Iodine; Optimal nutrition; Single nutrients; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ASIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMICS; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ASIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 46049117561     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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