Iron biofortification interventions to improve iron status and functional outcomes

• Published in: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society Vol. 78; no. 2; pp. 197 - 207
• Main Authors: Finkelstein, Julia L., Fothergill, Amy, Hackl, Laura S., Haas, Jere D., Mehta, Saurabh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.05.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anemia; Animal cognition; at-risk population; Beans; Biofortification; Biomarkers; blood serum; Brain research; Cenchrus americanus; Child; Children; Cognition; Cognitive ability; Conference on ‘Targeted approaches to tackling current nutritional issues’; Crops; Domains; Effectiveness; Female; Ferritin; Food; Glycoproteins; human health; Humans; India; Iron; Iron - administration & dosage; Iron - deficiency; Male; MEDLINE; Memory; meta-analysis; Middle Aged; Millet; Millets; nutrient deficiencies; Nutrient deficiency; Nutrition Society Irish Section Meeting 2018; Nutritional Status; Oryza; Phaseolus; Philippines; physical activity; Physical Functional Performance; Public health; Randomization; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; rice; Rwanda; staple crops; Studies; Sustainable agriculture; Symposium 3: Global strategies to improve micronutrient status; current opinion and implications for nutrition policy; systematic review; Transferrin; transferrin receptors; Transferrins; women; Young Adult; Philippines; Rwanda; India; Biofortification; Iron; Anaemia; Functional outcomes; RCT randomised controlled trial; TBI total body iron; SF serum ferritin; MeSH Medical Subject Headings

This analysis was conducted to evaluate the evidence of the efficacy of iron biofortification interventions on iron status and functional outcomes. Iron deficiency is a major public health problem worldwide, with a disproportionate impact on women and young children, particularly those living in res...