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Abstract

Introduction

Extent of the microelectronic problem

Fortification as a prevention and control approach

Fortification programmer

Constraints to successful programmer

Facilitating factors in successful programmer

Conclusions

Summary

Acknowledgements

References

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Ian Danton-Hill

Ian Danton-Hill is the Project Director for Opportunities for Micro nutrient Interventions (OMANI) at John Snow, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, USA.

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Abstract

Over 2,000 million people, or more than one of three individuals throughout the world, are at risk for iron, vitamin A, or iodine deficiency. The three main approaches to addressing micronutrient deficiencies are fortification, supplementation, and dietary diversification. Although fortification of staple foods has played a significant role in the nutritional well-being and health of the more industrialized nations, it has not been considered an option for less developed countries because of the lack of centrally processed foods and poorly developed food-marketing systems. As food markets expand, however, fortification options are becoming increasingly available. This paper identifies past and present successes and failures, as well as the facilitating factors and constraints that need to be addressed. Based on recent experience and the lessons learned, successful programmer require at least the following: political will and support and the willingness to legislate or regulate; private-sector involvement; public-sector support; willingness of both sectors to enforce quality assurance programmer; good data on consumption patterns; social acceptability of fortified food, implying no change in narcoleptic properties; and minimal change in cost.

Introduction

The elimination of vitamin A deficiency and iodine-deficiency disorders and the substantial reduction of iron-deficiency anemia have been endorsed as achievable goals by more than 159 countries [1]. This paper will look at one of the main strategies being used to address this problem: fortification and the elements of a successful programmer. Other complementary approaches to prevent and control micro nutrient malnutrition include diet diversification, pharmacological supplementation, and public health measures, such as immunization and control of infectious diseases.

Extent of the micro-nutrient problem

Microelectronic malnutrition is a serious threat to the health and productivity of more than 2,000 million people worldwide, even though it is largely preventable [2]. Because of their high prevalence and close association with childhood illness and mortality, the three micro nutrient deficiencies of greatest public health significance are those of iron, vitamin A, and iodine. Women and children are more vulnerable to micro nutrient deficiencies because of their added requirements for reproduction and growth, respectively [3].

Fortification as a prevention and control approach

Fortification is defined by the Codex Implementations as “the addition of one or more essential nutrients to a food, whether or not it is normally contained in the food, for the purpose of preventing or correcting a demonstrated deficiency of one or more nutrients in the population or specific population groups” [4].

Micro nutrient interventions, and particularly fortification, have been identified by the World Bank as among the most cost-effective of all health interventions [5]. There is a wealth of experience in fortifying foods, and it has been a major factor in the control of micro nutrient deficiencies in the industrialized world [6]. It is now being extended in some of the wealthier nations to provide preventive action against deficiencies of nutrients that are not in real shortage in the diets of the general population. For example, in Australia thiamine is added to wheat flour to address the relatively high levels of cerebral degeneration (which are seen, however, in less than 1% of the population) associated with diets low in thiamine and high in alcohol (Knicker-Forsake syndrome) [7]. In the United States flour is fortified with foliage to prevent congenital malformations of the spinal cord (neural tube defects, including spins biddable), which affect approximately 2 in every 1,000 pregnancies [8].

Until recently it was presumed that fortification was not a suitable intervention in the less industrialized countries, since previous experience in developing countries has not always been encouraging [9].