Gibson, R.S. and Carriquiry, A. and Gibbs, M.M. (2014) Selecting desirable micronutrient fortificants for plant-based complementary foods for infants and young children in low-income countries†. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. pp. 1-14.
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Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that both breast-fed and non-breast-fed children are fed micronutrient fortified complementary foods designed to meet their high nutrient requirements from aged 6 to 23 months of age. This paper summarizes the steps recommended by WHO/FAO to identify the country specific micronutrient shortfalls in complementary diets and establish desirable levels of bioavailable fortificants for centrally processed plant-based complementary foods for infant and young child feeding. The goal of the WHO/FAO guidelines is to achieve a desirably low prevalence of inadequate micronutrient intakes in the target group whilst simultaneously ensuring minimal risk of excessive intakes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | complementary foods; WHO guidelines; inadequate intakes; excessive intakes; desirable fortificants; nutrient gap |
| Author Affiliation: | Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Subjects: | Postharvest Management > Food Technology |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Mr Siva Shankar |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2014 05:34 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Apr 2014 05:34 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.og/10.1002/jsfa.6701 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/13090 |
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