An assessment of the potential impact of fortification of staples and condiments on micronutrient intake of young children and women of reproductive age in Bangladesh

Nutrients

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 9960-9971

  Leyvraz, Magali ^a   Laillou, Arnaud ^b   Rahman, Sabuktagin ^c   Ahmed, Tahmeed ^c   Rahman, Ahmed Shafiqur ^c   Alam, Nurul ^c   Ireen, Santhia ^c   Panagides, Dora ^a  

^a GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Food fortification; Micronutrients; Oil; Rice; Wheat flour; Women of reproductive age; young children

Indexed keywords

EDIBLE OIL; IRON; RETINOL; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84949562088     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu7125511     Document Type: Article

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