Abstract:
Fortification is the process of adding one or more necessary nutrients to food to prevent a population's specific nutrient deficiency. It is a successful public health intervention technique. This approach aims to enhance the consumption of one or more nutrients that have been determined to be insufficient in the food. In middle and low-income countries, food deficiencies in one or more micronutrients, like iron, zinc, and vitamin A, etc. are common and threaten the physical and mental health of millions of individuals. Food fortification has been shown to positively affect individuals' economic, social, and health outcomes. A considerable proportion of infant and toddler fatalities are prevented by fortification with vitamin A, iron, and zinc, making it a particularly alluring preventive healthcare strategy. With impacts via cognition being significant for iron and iodine, fortification with these nutrients delivers economic benefits and the minimal cost of food fortification ensures big benefit-cost ratios. Fortification won't benefit everyone, but it will be more cost-effective if there is a fast food delivery system, more centralized processing, and a widespread deficit or unpleasant consequences that are extremely expensive even though only a small population is affected. The literature on the cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness of food fortification with particular micronutrients that are important for developing countries is summarized in this study.
Page(s):
50-50
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: International Food & Nutrition Conference" August 18th-20th, 2022, University of Swat, Swat (Book of Abstracts), Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Year: 2022