Transforming food systems to deliver nutritious foods: The vital roles of fortification and biofortification

An estimated 2 billion people globally are affected by micronutrient deficiencies, while around one third of the global population is at risk of at least one micronutrient deficiency. Micronutrient deficiencies, also known as hidden hunger, can be linked to significant disease burden and economic lo...

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Autores principales: Mkambula, Penjani, Birol, Ekin, Friesen, Valerie M., Munyua, Hilda M., Alberts, Daniel, Aytekin, Destan, Mudyahoto, Bho, Boy, Erick, Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N.
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Publicado: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141443
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author Mkambula, Penjani
Birol, Ekin
Friesen, Valerie M.
Munyua, Hilda M.
Alberts, Daniel
Aytekin, Destan
Mudyahoto, Bho
Boy, Erick
Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N.
author_browse Alberts, Daniel
Aytekin, Destan
Birol, Ekin
Boy, Erick
Friesen, Valerie M.
Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N.
Mkambula, Penjani
Mudyahoto, Bho
Munyua, Hilda M.
author_facet Mkambula, Penjani
Birol, Ekin
Friesen, Valerie M.
Munyua, Hilda M.
Alberts, Daniel
Aytekin, Destan
Mudyahoto, Bho
Boy, Erick
Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N.
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description An estimated 2 billion people globally are affected by micronutrient deficiencies, while around one third of the global population is at risk of at least one micronutrient deficiency. Micronutrient deficiencies, also known as hidden hunger, can be linked to significant disease burden and economic loss. Food-based approaches to tackling micronutrient deficiencies include improving the micronutrient content of widely consumed foods through large-scale food fortification or biofortification, both of which have been proven to be efficacious, cost-effective, and scalable in increasing micronutrient intakes and improving associated biological outcomes. The literature is replete with evidence on the efficacy, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness of each of these approaches but with few discussions of their complementarity. In this paper, we present a narrative review of food fortification and biofortification and highlight their complementary roles in helping transform food systems to deliver healthy and accessible foods for all.
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spelling CGSpace1414432024-10-25T08:04:43Z Transforming food systems to deliver nutritious foods: The vital roles of fortification and biofortification Mkambula, Penjani Birol, Ekin Friesen, Valerie M. Munyua, Hilda M. Alberts, Daniel Aytekin, Destan Mudyahoto, Bho Boy, Erick Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N. economic aspects biofortification diseases health food hunger micronutrient deficiencies fortification food systems An estimated 2 billion people globally are affected by micronutrient deficiencies, while around one third of the global population is at risk of at least one micronutrient deficiency. Micronutrient deficiencies, also known as hidden hunger, can be linked to significant disease burden and economic loss. Food-based approaches to tackling micronutrient deficiencies include improving the micronutrient content of widely consumed foods through large-scale food fortification or biofortification, both of which have been proven to be efficacious, cost-effective, and scalable in increasing micronutrient intakes and improving associated biological outcomes. The literature is replete with evidence on the efficacy, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness of each of these approaches but with few discussions of their complementarity. In this paper, we present a narrative review of food fortification and biofortification and highlight their complementary roles in helping transform food systems to deliver healthy and accessible foods for all. 2022-02-01 2024-04-12T13:37:57Z 2024-04-12T13:37:57Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141443 en Open Access Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Mkambula, Penjani; Birol, Ekin; Friesen, Valerie M.; Munyua, Hilda M.; Alberts, Daniel; Aytekin, Destan; Mudyahoto, Bho; Boy, Erick; and Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N. 2022. Transforming food systems to deliver nutritious foods: The vital roles of fortification and biofortification. GAIN Discussion Paper 10. Geneva, Switzerland: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). https://doi.org/10.36072/dp.10
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biofortification
diseases
health
food
hunger
micronutrient deficiencies
fortification
food systems
Mkambula, Penjani
Birol, Ekin
Friesen, Valerie M.
Munyua, Hilda M.
Alberts, Daniel
Aytekin, Destan
Mudyahoto, Bho
Boy, Erick
Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N.
Transforming food systems to deliver nutritious foods: The vital roles of fortification and biofortification
title Transforming food systems to deliver nutritious foods: The vital roles of fortification and biofortification
title_full Transforming food systems to deliver nutritious foods: The vital roles of fortification and biofortification
title_fullStr Transforming food systems to deliver nutritious foods: The vital roles of fortification and biofortification
title_full_unstemmed Transforming food systems to deliver nutritious foods: The vital roles of fortification and biofortification
title_short Transforming food systems to deliver nutritious foods: The vital roles of fortification and biofortification
title_sort transforming food systems to deliver nutritious foods the vital roles of fortification and biofortification
topic economic aspects
biofortification
diseases
health
food
hunger
micronutrient deficiencies
fortification
food systems
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141443
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