"Food, Fortified" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Any food that has been supplemented with essential nutrients either in quantities that are greater than those present normally, or which are not present in the food normally. Fortified food includes also food to which various nutrients have been added to compensate for those removed by refinement or processing. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
| Descriptor ID |
D005527
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.203.300.515 J02.500.515
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| Concept/Terms |
Food, Fortified- Food, Fortified
- Foods, Fortified
- Fortified Food
- Fortified Foods
- Food, Supplemented
- Foods, Supplemented
- Supplemented Food
- Supplemented Foods
- Enriched Food
- Enriched Foods
- Food, Enriched
- Foods, Enriched
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Food, Fortified" by people in Profiles.
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Mandatory food fortification with folic acid. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 10; 10(10):e1393.
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Interventions to improve calcium intake through foods in populations with low intake. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2022 May; 1511(1):40-58.
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Calcium-fortified foods in public health programs: considerations for implementation. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2021 02; 1485(1):3-21.
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Current calcium fortification experiences: a review. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2021 01; 1484(1):55-73.
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Regulatory and Policy-Related Aspects of Calcium Fortification of Foods. Implications for Implementing National Strategies of Calcium Fortification. Nutrients. 2020 Apr 08; 12(4).
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How will South Africa's mandatory salt reduction policy affect its salt iodisation programme? A cross-sectional analysis from the WHO-SAGE Wave 2 Salt & Tobacco study. BMJ Open. 2018 03 30; 8(3):e020404.
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Calcium supplementation commencing before or early in pregnancy, or food fortification with calcium, for preventing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 09 26; 9:CD011192.
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Phytosterols--a new dietary aid for the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia. S Afr Med J. 2003 Aug; 93(8):581-2.
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Fortification of curry powder with NaFe(111)EDTA in an iron-deficient population: report of a controlled iron-fortification trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 1989 Jan; 49(1):162-9.
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Fortification of curry powder with NaFe(111)EDTA in an iron-deficient population: initial survey of iron status. Am J Clin Nutr. 1989 Jan; 49(1):156-61.