Reducing the Burden of Anemia and Neural Tube Defects in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Analysis to Identify Countries with an Immediate Potential to Benefit from Large-Scale Mandatory Fortification of Wheat Flour and Rice

Reducing the Burden of Anemia and Neural Tube Defects in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Analysis to Identify Countries with an Immediate Potential to Benefit from Large-Scale Mandatory Fortification of Wheat Flour and Rice

Using a predetermined set of criteria, including burden of anemia and neural tube defects (NTDs) and an enabling environment for large-scale fortification, this paper identifies 18 low- and middle-income countries with the highest and most immediate potential for large-scale wheat flour and/or rice...

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Main Authors: Vijaya Kancherla, Manpreet Chadha, Laura Rowe, Andrew Thompson, Sakshi Jain, Dylan Walters, Homero Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
DALYs
fortified foods
developing countries
neural tube defects
anemia
child mortality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/244

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