Effects of diet in improving iron status of women: what role for food-based interventions?

This brief describes research in Bangladesh. The brief argues that poor diet quality and low bioavailability of dietary iron are important factors contributing to iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Nevertheless, can food-based interventions be successful in reducing IDA? Will such interventions be cost-e...

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Main Author: International Food Policy Research Institute
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2000
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155771
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description This brief describes research in Bangladesh. The brief argues that poor diet quality and low bioavailability of dietary iron are important factors contributing to iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Nevertheless, can food-based interventions be successful in reducing IDA? Will such interventions be cost-effective as compared with alternative interventions such as supplementation? Unfortunately in attempting to answer these questions, little is known, under actual living conditions in rural areas, about the magnitude of the effects of various components of the diet in reducing IDA. Plant breeding holds great potential for providing a low-cost intervention that could help to improve iron status broadly for populations with a high prevalence of iron deficiency....Although cost-effective, plant breeding is only one of several interventions that are all required in tandem to reduce micronutrient malnutrition.
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spelling CGSpace1557712025-01-10T06:43:39Z Effects of diet in improving iron status of women: what role for food-based interventions? International Food Policy Research Institute gender nutrition trace elements malnutrition iron deficiency chlorosis low income groups plant breeding genetic engineering economic aspects This brief describes research in Bangladesh. The brief argues that poor diet quality and low bioavailability of dietary iron are important factors contributing to iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Nevertheless, can food-based interventions be successful in reducing IDA? Will such interventions be cost-effective as compared with alternative interventions such as supplementation? Unfortunately in attempting to answer these questions, little is known, under actual living conditions in rural areas, about the magnitude of the effects of various components of the diet in reducing IDA. Plant breeding holds great potential for providing a low-cost intervention that could help to improve iron status broadly for populations with a high prevalence of iron deficiency....Although cost-effective, plant breeding is only one of several interventions that are all required in tandem to reduce micronutrient malnutrition. 2000 2024-10-24T12:42:32Z 2024-10-24T12:42:32Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155771 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute International Food Policy Research Institute. 2000. Effects of diet in improving iron status of women: what role for food-based interventions? Gender and Intrahousehold Aspects of Food Policy -- Project Brief 4. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155771
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nutrition
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malnutrition
iron deficiency chlorosis
low income groups
plant breeding
genetic engineering
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International Food Policy Research Institute
Effects of diet in improving iron status of women: what role for food-based interventions?
title Effects of diet in improving iron status of women: what role for food-based interventions?
title_full Effects of diet in improving iron status of women: what role for food-based interventions?
title_fullStr Effects of diet in improving iron status of women: what role for food-based interventions?
title_full_unstemmed Effects of diet in improving iron status of women: what role for food-based interventions?
title_short Effects of diet in improving iron status of women: what role for food-based interventions?
title_sort effects of diet in improving iron status of women what role for food based interventions
topic gender
nutrition
trace elements
malnutrition
iron deficiency chlorosis
low income groups
plant breeding
genetic engineering
economic aspects
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