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Bodies fail to absorb the nutrients added to fortified foods

Posted 3 days agoHealthcareOtherBusinessFaced by Populations relying on fortified staple foods for nutrition

Food fortification adds vitamins and minerals to staple foods, but physiological barriers in the body can block absorption so the added nutrients never reach the people who need them. New interventions are needed to overcome these barriers and make fortification actually work. Solving this would improve the nutritional return on widely used fortification programs.

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