Fortification is one of the most important processes for improvement nutrients in food. This process can be a very cost-effective public health intervention. Due to high consumption rate fruit products, fortification these products will effectively reduce and prevent diseases associated with nutritional deficiencies. paper offers an overview minerals (calcium, iron), vitamins, dietary fibre. de...

BACKGROUND Food fortification could be an effective method of increasing vitamin D intakes and preventing deficiency with minimal risk of excessive dosing. OBJECTIVE Secular trends in vitamin D intakes were examined over a 10-y period. METHODS We compared vitamin D intakes among 18- to 64-y-old adults from the base diet, fortified foods, and supplements in 2 nationally representative dietar...

BACKGROUND Micronutrient deficiency is one of the major public health problems in the Middle East affecting economic, political and social development of countries. The three commonest micronutrient deficiencies belong to iron, iodine and vitamin A. METHODS we conducted a systematic review of published English articles in the Middle East countries using databases from PubMed, World Health Org...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the effect of folic acid-fortified foods on the prevalence of neural tube defects in live newborns. METHODS Longitudinal study with newborns from the city of Recife, Northeastern Brazil, between 2000 and 2006. Data analyzed were obtained from the Sistema Nacional de Informações de Nascidos Vivos (National Information System on Live Births). Neural tube defects were define...

Addition of vitamins and minerals to foods must be done without health risk to any consumer group. International expert groups have aimed at establishing tolerable upper intake levels (ULs) for vitamins and minerals although lack of solid data on their safety is a major obstacle to this work. In this paper, we summarize the existing ULs and suggest the use of guidance levels (GLs) set by others...

Neural tube defects are congenital malformations that occur during initial fetal development, leading to anencephaly and spina bifida; folic acid deficiency is the most important risk factor identified to date. Brazil has one of the world's highest neural tube defect rates. Food consumption surveys among pregnant Brazilian women showed a high rate of inadequate folic acid intake (< 0.6 mg/day)....

On a global basic, an estimated 2 billion people are iron deficient or anaemic with small children and child bearing age women most likely to be affected. In Brazil a recent 2009 meta-analysis of anaemia considered it to be a serious public health problem affecting 53% of children under 5 years. Fortification and supplementation of food can make and important contribution to the reduction of ir...

Johansson, M. 2005. Analytical and Nutritional Aspects of Folate in Cereals. Doctoral dissertation. ISSN 1652-6880, ISBN 91-576-7006-4 A good folate status before conception and during early pregnancy protects against child birth defects, particularly neural tube defects. According to dietary surveys, only a few percent of Swedish women reach the recommended daily intake of folate (400 μg). Swe...

flaxseed is rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids, lignans, dietary fiber and natural antioxidants such as tocopherols. because of its functional effect in preventing disease, flaxseed is used as an ingredient to fortify food formulations. bread is a major food product in iran. fortification of wheat flour with ground flaxseed makes use of the healthy benefits of flaxseed. this study investigat...

As we enter the 3rd millennium, with improved life expectancy, and high media coverage of health care issues, people are becoming more aware interested in potential benefits nutritional support for disease control or prevention. The review aimed to gather published information regarding nutrition associated use chia seeds human health. Researchers have reported content form protein (15-25%), di...