Fortification of Foods With Vitamin D in India: Strategies Targeted at Children

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 263-272

  G, Ritu ^a   Gupta, Ajay ^a,b,c  

^a Charak Foundation   (United States)

^b Rockwell Medical Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

children; fortification strategies; ICDS; India; MDM; nutrition programs; sattu; staple foods; vitamin D; vitamin D deficiency

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D; PROTEIN INTAKE; TRACE ELEMENT;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAST FOOD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; MEAL; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POPULATION; REVIEW; TRAINING; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CATERING SERVICE; CEREAL; CHILD; FABACEAE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN INTAKE; SCHOOL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY PROTEINS; EDIBLE GRAIN; FABACEAE; FAST FOODS; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INDIA; MEALS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SCHOOLS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84929606011     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2014.924450     Document Type: Review

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