Coverage of large-scale food fortification of edible oil, wheat flour, and maize flour varies greatly by vehicle and country but is consistently lower among themost vulnerable: Results from coverage surveys in 8 countries

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 984S-994S

  Aaron, Grant J ^a   Friesen, Valerie M ^a   Jungjohann, Svenja ^a   Garrett, Greg S ^a   Neufeld, Lynnette M ^a   Myatt, Mark ^b  

^a GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^b Brixton Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Edible oil; Large scale food fortification; Maize flour; Program coverage; Wheat flour

Indexed keywords

EDIBLE OIL; OIL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CORN FLOUR; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COTE D'IVOIRE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FORTIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; NIGERIA; POVERTY; RURAL AREA; SENEGAL; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARDIZATION; TANZANIA; UGANDA; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WHEAT FLOUR; DIET; EVALUATION STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOUR; FOOD; HEALTH SERVICE; MAIZE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARDS; WHEAT;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOUR; FOOD; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OILS; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRITICUM; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85020184999     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.245753     Document Type: Article

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