Folic acid fortification through existing fortified foods: Iodized salt and vitamin A-fortified sugar

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-41

  Li, Ya Olive ^a   Diosady, Levente L ^a   Wesley, Annie S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Iodine; Iron; Microencapsulation; Micronutrient interaction; Multiple fortification; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENCAPSULATION; FOOD; IODINE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RISK FACTOR; SALT; STABILIZATION; SUGAR; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IODIZED SALT; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD HANDLING; IRON INTAKE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SALT INTAKE; SUGAR INTAKE; TIME;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; IODINE; IRON, DIETARY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 79957844414     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651103200104     Document Type: Article

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