Assessing the potential for food-based strategies to reduce Vitamin A and iron deficiencies: a review of recent evidence

This paper reviews current knowledge and experience with food-based approaches to reduce vitamin A and iron deficiencies. It presents a review of recently published literature, highlights some of the lessons learned, and identifies knowledge gaps and research priorities. Plant breeding strategies ar...

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Autores principales: Ruel, Marie T., Levin, Carol E.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155577
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description This paper reviews current knowledge and experience with food-based approaches to reduce vitamin A and iron deficiencies. It presents a review of recently published literature, highlights some of the lessons learned, and identifies knowledge gaps and research priorities. Plant breeding strategies are also discussed because of their potential to increase the content of vitamin A and iron in the diet as well as their bioavailability. populations. The same question as that posed in previous reviews decades ago remains at the end of the present review: what really can be achieved with food-based interventions to control vitamin A and iron deficiency? Food based approaches could be an essential part of the long-termglobal strategy to alleviate micronutrient deficiencies but their real potential is still to be explored.
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spelling CGSpace1555772025-01-10T06:35:40Z Assessing the potential for food-based strategies to reduce Vitamin A and iron deficiencies: a review of recent evidence Ruel, Marie T. Levin, Carol E. mineral nutrients human nutrition nutrition plant breeding This paper reviews current knowledge and experience with food-based approaches to reduce vitamin A and iron deficiencies. It presents a review of recently published literature, highlights some of the lessons learned, and identifies knowledge gaps and research priorities. Plant breeding strategies are also discussed because of their potential to increase the content of vitamin A and iron in the diet as well as their bioavailability. populations. The same question as that posed in previous reviews decades ago remains at the end of the present review: what really can be achieved with food-based interventions to control vitamin A and iron deficiency? Food based approaches could be an essential part of the long-termglobal strategy to alleviate micronutrient deficiencies but their real potential is still to be explored. 2000 2024-10-24T12:42:18Z 2024-10-24T12:42:18Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155577 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ruel, Marie T.; Levin, Carol E. 2000. Assessing the potential for food-based strategies to reduce Vitamin A and iron deficiencies: a review of recent evidence. FCND Discussion Paper Brief 92. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155577
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Levin, Carol E.
Assessing the potential for food-based strategies to reduce Vitamin A and iron deficiencies: a review of recent evidence
title Assessing the potential for food-based strategies to reduce Vitamin A and iron deficiencies: a review of recent evidence
title_full Assessing the potential for food-based strategies to reduce Vitamin A and iron deficiencies: a review of recent evidence
title_fullStr Assessing the potential for food-based strategies to reduce Vitamin A and iron deficiencies: a review of recent evidence
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the potential for food-based strategies to reduce Vitamin A and iron deficiencies: a review of recent evidence
title_short Assessing the potential for food-based strategies to reduce Vitamin A and iron deficiencies: a review of recent evidence
title_sort assessing the potential for food based strategies to reduce vitamin a and iron deficiencies a review of recent evidence
topic mineral nutrients
human nutrition
nutrition
plant breeding
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