May 14, 2020 Investing in the future: A united call to action on vitamin and mineral deficiencies This report reviews how each of these vital micronutrients affect human health.
Blog Posts May 14, 2020 Fortification of staple foods is a critical weapon in the fight against COVID-19 This is a collaborative piece calling on ASEAN governments to take action so staple food and food products fortified with essential micronutrients remain available and accessible during COVID-19.
May 13, 2020 Indicators and Methods for Cross-Sectional Surveys of Vitamin and Mineral Status of Populations This manual is intended for those involved the design and implementation of surveys to assess vitamin and mineral deficiencies, as well as the planning, implementation, analysis, and reporting of surv
May 12, 2020 Harmonized Cross-Sectional Surveys Focused on Fluid Intake in Children, Adolescents and Adults: The Liq.In7 Initiative The present study assessed total intake of drinking water and other type of beverages in 3,611 children (8 ± 2 years), 8,109 adolescents (13 ± 2 years) and 16,276 adults (40 ± 14 years).
May 12, 2020 Global prevalence and disease burden of vitamin D deficiency: a roadmap for action in low- and middle-income countries This roadmap aims to provide a global strategy to improve vitamin D status, with specific focus on low- and middle-income countries.
May 11, 2020 Global age-specific denominator estimation for monitoring of health and nutrition SDGs and indicators based on population projections of the UN World population prospects, 2017 revision, for the year 2018 The estimations of denominators at the sub-national levels becomes quite challenging due to the scarce availability of data to be used as proportions for different population groups.
May 11, 2020 Fortification Rapid Assessment Tool (FRAT) The FRAT is a questionnaire, which combines simplified 24-hour recall and food frequency questionnaires.
May 11, 2020 Fortification of wheat and maize flour with folic acid for population health outcomes. (Protocol) The present protocol evaluates the health benefits and safety of folic acid fortification of wheat and maize flour on folate status and health outcomes in the overall population, with emphasis on popu
May 11, 2020 Fortification of staple foods with zinc for improving zinc status and other health outcomes in the general population The present review evaluated the beneficial and adverse effects of zinc-fortified staple foods on health-related outcomes and biomarkers of zinc status in the general population.
May 11, 2020 Fortification of condiments with micronutrients in public health: from proof of concept to scaling up Fortification of condiments or seasonings may be useful for delivering micronutrients if they are consumed consistently by most of the population, as occurs in many countries.
