The potential of rice to offer solutions for malnutrition and chronic diseases

It is internationally accepted that malnutrition and chronic diseases in developing countries are key limitations to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. In many developing countries, rice is the primary source of nutrition. In those countries, the major forms of malnutrition are Fe-induced a...

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Autores principales: Dipti, Sharifa Sultana, Bergman, Christine, Indrasari, Siti Dewi, Herath, Theja, Hall, Robert, Lee, Hueihong, Habibi, Fatemeh, Bassinello, Priscila Zaczuk, Graterol, Eduardo, Ferraz, Julie P., Fitzgerald, Melissa
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165758
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author Dipti, Sharifa Sultana
Bergman, Christine
Indrasari, Siti Dewi
Herath, Theja
Hall, Robert
Lee, Hueihong
Habibi, Fatemeh
Bassinello, Priscila Zaczuk
Graterol, Eduardo
Ferraz, Julie P.
Fitzgerald, Melissa
author_browse Bassinello, Priscila Zaczuk
Bergman, Christine
Dipti, Sharifa Sultana
Ferraz, Julie P.
Fitzgerald, Melissa
Graterol, Eduardo
Habibi, Fatemeh
Hall, Robert
Herath, Theja
Indrasari, Siti Dewi
Lee, Hueihong
author_facet Dipti, Sharifa Sultana
Bergman, Christine
Indrasari, Siti Dewi
Herath, Theja
Hall, Robert
Lee, Hueihong
Habibi, Fatemeh
Bassinello, Priscila Zaczuk
Graterol, Eduardo
Ferraz, Julie P.
Fitzgerald, Melissa
author_sort Dipti, Sharifa Sultana
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description It is internationally accepted that malnutrition and chronic diseases in developing countries are key limitations to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. In many developing countries, rice is the primary source of nutrition. In those countries, the major forms of malnutrition are Fe-induced anaemia, Zn deficiency and Vitamin A deficiency, whereas the major chronic disease challenges are Type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers. There is a growing corpus of evidence regarding both limitations and opportunities as to how rice could be an effective vehicle by which to tackle key nutrition and health related problems in countries with limited resources. Rice breeding programs are able to focus on developing new varieties carrying enhanced amounts of either Fe, Zn or beta-carotene because of large public investment, and the intuitive link between providing a mineral/vitamin to cure a deficiency in that mineral/vitamin. By contrast, there has been little investment in progressing the development of particular varieties for potential impact on chronic diseases. In this review article we focus on the broad battery of evidence linking rice-related nutritional limitations to their impact on a variety of human health issues. We discuss how rice might offer sometimes even simple solutions to rectifying key problems through targeted biofortification strategies and finally, we draw attention to how recent technological (−omics) developments may facilitate untold new opportunities for more rapidly generating improved rice varieties specifically designed to meet the current and future nutritional needs of a rapidly expanding global population.
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spelling CGSpace1657582025-05-14T10:24:15Z The potential of rice to offer solutions for malnutrition and chronic diseases Dipti, Sharifa Sultana Bergman, Christine Indrasari, Siti Dewi Herath, Theja Hall, Robert Lee, Hueihong Habibi, Fatemeh Bassinello, Priscila Zaczuk Graterol, Eduardo Ferraz, Julie P. Fitzgerald, Melissa beta-carotene health human diseases malnutrition minerals nutrients trace elements vitamin a zinc It is internationally accepted that malnutrition and chronic diseases in developing countries are key limitations to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. In many developing countries, rice is the primary source of nutrition. In those countries, the major forms of malnutrition are Fe-induced anaemia, Zn deficiency and Vitamin A deficiency, whereas the major chronic disease challenges are Type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers. There is a growing corpus of evidence regarding both limitations and opportunities as to how rice could be an effective vehicle by which to tackle key nutrition and health related problems in countries with limited resources. Rice breeding programs are able to focus on developing new varieties carrying enhanced amounts of either Fe, Zn or beta-carotene because of large public investment, and the intuitive link between providing a mineral/vitamin to cure a deficiency in that mineral/vitamin. By contrast, there has been little investment in progressing the development of particular varieties for potential impact on chronic diseases. In this review article we focus on the broad battery of evidence linking rice-related nutritional limitations to their impact on a variety of human health issues. We discuss how rice might offer sometimes even simple solutions to rectifying key problems through targeted biofortification strategies and finally, we draw attention to how recent technological (−omics) developments may facilitate untold new opportunities for more rapidly generating improved rice varieties specifically designed to meet the current and future nutritional needs of a rapidly expanding global population. 2012-12 2024-12-19T12:55:25Z 2024-12-19T12:55:25Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165758 en Springer Dipti, Sharifa Sultana; Bergman, Christine; Indrasari, Siti Dewi; Herath, Theja; Hall, Robert; Lee, Hueihong; Habibi, Fatemeh; Bassinello, Priscila Zaczuk; Graterol, Eduardo; Ferraz, Julie P and Fitzgerald, Melissa. 2012. The potential of rice to offer solutions for malnutrition and chronic diseases. Rice, Volume 5, no. 1
spellingShingle beta-carotene
health
human diseases
malnutrition
minerals
nutrients
trace elements
vitamin a
zinc
Dipti, Sharifa Sultana
Bergman, Christine
Indrasari, Siti Dewi
Herath, Theja
Hall, Robert
Lee, Hueihong
Habibi, Fatemeh
Bassinello, Priscila Zaczuk
Graterol, Eduardo
Ferraz, Julie P.
Fitzgerald, Melissa
The potential of rice to offer solutions for malnutrition and chronic diseases
title The potential of rice to offer solutions for malnutrition and chronic diseases
title_full The potential of rice to offer solutions for malnutrition and chronic diseases
title_fullStr The potential of rice to offer solutions for malnutrition and chronic diseases
title_full_unstemmed The potential of rice to offer solutions for malnutrition and chronic diseases
title_short The potential of rice to offer solutions for malnutrition and chronic diseases
title_sort potential of rice to offer solutions for malnutrition and chronic diseases
topic beta-carotene
health
human diseases
malnutrition
minerals
nutrients
trace elements
vitamin a
zinc
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165758
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