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Breakthroughs in food fortification to curb diseases
5 years agoCan rice become a large-scale micronutrient fortification staple? For many years, countries across the developing world have fortified staples such as maize flour, wheat flour and oil with micronutrients that are deficient in the diet. In Nigeria, for example, flour, maize, oil and sugar have been fortified with vitamin A since the 1990s. CREDIT: foodnavigator-asia.com
Scientists have recorded breakthroughs in efforts to prevent diseases and birth defects through food fortification.
