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Food Fortification prevents 7 billion nutrient gaps annually—but could triple its impact, landmark study finds

Large-scale food fortification is one of the most cost-effective health and development interventions, delivering outsized returns. Under the most comprehensive scenario, the annual cost is just $1.15 ...
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Study confirms food fortification is highly cost-effective in fighting hidden hunger across 63 countries

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 ...
Business Line

Why consumers don’t know they need fortified food, and how the industry can change it

Across the world, the fight against malnutrition is often discussed in terms of food availability. Yet the real challenge lies not in quantity, but in quality. Globally, more than two billion people ...
FoodNavigator

What are consumer attitudes to fortification? Consumers often care about taste over health, study reveals

Fortification has the potential to provide abundant health benefits, endowing products with a higher level of important nutrients than they otherwise would have possessed. However, taste and texture ...

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 ...