Discussion Paper 92. Assessing the Potential for Food-based Strategies to Reduce Vitamin A
and Iron Deficiencies: A Review of Re Page 1 94 Food and Nutrition Bulletin, vol. 22, no. 1 © …

Introduction; Vitamin A and irron intake and bioavailability in developing countries;
Strategies to increase production and intake of micronutrient-Rich Foods; Strategies to …

This paper reviews current knowledge and experience with food-based approaches to
reduce vitamin A and iron deficiencies. It presents a review of recently published literature …

Vitamin A deficiency is still considered a major nutritional problem in the developing world.
Increasing evidence of the role of vitamin A in the control of both morbidity and mortality is a …

Throughout the developing world, poor people subsist on diets consisting of staple foods
such as rice or maize and little else. The lack of diversity in the foods they eat often leads to …

In developed countries, food fortification has proven an effective and low-cost way to
increase the micronutrient supply and reduce the consequences of micronutrient …

Food-based approaches, using foods naturally rich in micronutrients, are one strategy for
combating micronutrient deficiencies. They can have both a direct impact on nutritional …

Theoretically, vegetable consumption could improve iron status. First, vegetables contain
iron. Second, when the provitamin A carotenoids in vegetables improve vitamin A status, the …

It was the consensus among all meeting participants that their conclusions concerning
vitamin A supplementation should be understood as applying to populations in countries or …

Objective: The present study aimed to determine the influence of vitamin A on iron
absorption when vitamin A and iron are administered together orally compared with the …