Geneva — Large-scale food fortification—adding essential vitamins and minerals to staple foods like flour, rice, oil, and salt—currently prevents approximately 7 billion nutrient gaps* worldwide each ...
Nigeria chairs the ECOWAS food fortification program, aiming for 70-100% compliance to combat hidden hunger and micronutrient ...
A comprehensive new systematic review published in The Journal of Nutrition provides the latest evidence that large-scale food fortification is a highly cost-effective intervention for reducing global ...
Fortifying staple foods can dramatically reduce global nutrient deficiencies at minimal cost, but gaps persist, and the risk of excess intake underscores the need for smarter, more balanced nutrition ...
The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to addressing Nigeria’s growing malnutrition crisis, which manifests in undernutrition, overnutrition, and widespread micronutrient deficiencies.
Congolese refugees line up to receive aid during a food distribution operation at the Musenyi refugee site in Giharo, on May 7, 2025. [AFP] Although it often goes unnoticed, hidden hunger is one of ...
Food fortification already prevents 7 billion nutrient gaps annually, but we could triple its impact
Fortifying staple foods with essential vitamins and minerals is a cheap and effective way to ensure that people have access to nutrients that may be lacking in their normal diets. These efforts have ...
Fortifying staple foods with essential vitamins and minerals is a cheap and effective way to ensure that people have access to nutrients that may be lacking in their normal diets. These efforts have ...
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