Assessing Zambia's industrial fortification options: Getting beyond changes in prevalence and costeffectiveness

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 501-519

  Fiedler, John L ^a   Lividini, Keith ^a   Kabaghe, Gladys ^b   Zulu, Rodah ^c   Tehinse, John ^d   Bermudez, Odilia I ^e   Jallier, Vincent ^f   Guyondet, Christophe ^f  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b National Food and Nutrition Commission   (Zambia)

^c International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)   (Malawi)

^d Independent Food and Nutrition Consultant   (Zambia)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Evidence based policy; Fortification; HCES; Household surveys; Inadequate intake; Iron; Micronutrients; Nutrition; Vitamin A; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MONITORING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRACE ELEMENT; VEGETABLE OIL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; ZINC;

ZAMBIA;

RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; VEGETABLE OIL; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON INTAKE; MAIZE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SUGAR INTAKE; WHEAT; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; PLANT OILS; TRITICUM; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; ZAMBIA; ZEA MAYS; ZINC;

EID: 84892773948     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651303400413     Document Type: Article

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