Addressing the risk of inadequate and excessive micronutrient intakes: Traditional versus new approaches to setting adequate and safe micronutrient levels in foods

Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 59, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Bruins, Maaike J ^a   Mugambi, Gladys ^b   Verkaik Kloosterman, Janneke ^c   Hoekstra, Jeljer ^c   Kraemer, Klaus ^d,e   Osendarp, Saskia ^f   Melse Boonstra, Alida ^g   Gallagher, Alison M ^h   Verhagen, Hans ^c,h  

^a DSM BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d Sight and Life   (Switzerland)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE   (Canada)

^g WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cut point method; Food fortification; Nutrient reference values; Public health; Requirements; Risk benefit assessment

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; FLUORIDE; IODINE; IRON; MANGANESE; RETINOL; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ESTIMATED AVERAGE REQUIREMENT; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MICRONUTRIENT INTAKE; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PORTION SIZE; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SUGAR INTAKE; TOLERABLE UPPER INTAKE LEVEL;

EID: 84921839087     PISSN: 16546628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v59.26020     Document Type: Review

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