Food fortification, the Glossary
Food fortification or enrichment is the process of adding micronutrients (essential trace elements and vitamins) to food.[1]
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Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
The administrator of the United States Agency for International Development is the head of the United States federal government's Agency for International Development (USAID).
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American Journal of Public Health
The American Journal of Public Health is a monthly peer-reviewed public health journal published by the American Public Health Association that covers health policy and public health.
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Anencephaly
Anencephaly is the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp that occurs during embryonic development.
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Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.
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Asthma
Asthma is a long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs.
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Bioavailability
In pharmacology, bioavailability is a subcategory of absorption and is the fraction (%) of an administered drug that reaches the systemic circulation.
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Biofortification
Biofortification is the idea of breeding crops to increase their nutritional value.
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British Nutrition Foundation
The British Nutrition Foundation is a British registered charity and company limited by guarantee that works to share scientific knowledge and advice on diet, physical activity and health.
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Calcium
Calcium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ca and atomic number 20.
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Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels.
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Cereal
A cereal is a grass cultivated for its edible grain.
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Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.
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Congenital iodine deficiency syndrome
Congenital iodine deficiency syndrome (CIDS) is a medical condition present at birth marked by impaired physical and mental development, due to insufficient thyroid hormone (hypothyroidism) often caused by insufficient dietary iodine during pregnancy.
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Denmark
Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.
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Dental fluorosis
Dental fluorosis is a common disorder, characterized by hypomineralization of tooth enamel caused by ingestion of excessive fluoride during enamel formation.
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Dietary Reference Intake
The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) is a system of nutrition recommendations from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) of the National Academies (United States).
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Dietary supplement
A dietary supplement is a manufactured product intended to supplement a person's diet by taking a pill, capsule, tablet, powder, or liquid.
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Enriched flour
Enriched flour is flour with specific nutrients added to it.
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Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, also known as the 2002 Farm Bill, includes ten titles, addressing a great variety of issues related to agriculture, ecology, energy, trade, and nutrition.
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Fat
In nutrition, biology, and chemistry, fat usually means any ester of fatty acids, or a mixture of such compounds, most commonly those that occur in living beings or in food.
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Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-127), known informally as the Freedom to Farm Act, the FAIR Act, or the 1996 U.S. Farm Bill, was the omnibus 1996 farm bill that, among other provisions, revises and simplifies direct payment programs for crops and eliminates milk price supports through direct government purchases.
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Fluoride
Fluoride.
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Folate
Folate, also known as vitamin B9 and folacin, is one of the B vitamins.
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Food
Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support.
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Food additive
Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance taste, appearance, or other sensory qualities. Food fortification and food additive are food additives.
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Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsOrganisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'alimentazione e l'agricoltura.
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Food and Drug Administration
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Food composition data
Food composition data (FCD) are detailed sets of information on the nutritionally important components of foods and provide values for energy and nutrients including protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals and for other important food components such as fibre.
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Food processing
Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms.
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Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a non-profit foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Gluten
Gluten is a structural protein naturally found in certain cereal grains.
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Goitre
A goitre, or goiter, is a swelling in the neck resulting from an enlarged thyroid gland.
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Heart failure
Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to fill with and pump blood.
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Horlicks
Horlicks is a British sweet malted milk hot drink powder developed by founders James and William Horlick.
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Hypertension
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.
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Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism (also called underactive thyroid, low thyroid or hypothyreosis) is a disorder of the endocrine system in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormones.
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Infant formula
Infant formula, also called baby formula, simply formula (American English), baby milk or infant milk (British English), is an ultra-processed food designed and marketed for feeding to babies and infants under 12 months of age, usually prepared for bottle-feeding or cup-feeding from powder (mixed with water) or liquid (with or without additional water).
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Intellectual disability
Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom) and formerly mental retardation (in the United States),Rosa's Law, Pub.
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Iodine deficiency
Iodine deficiency is a lack of the trace element iodine, an essential nutrient in the diet.
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Iodine Global Network
The Iodine Global Network (abbreviated IGN; formerly the International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders Global Network or ICCIDD Global Network) describes itself as a "non-profit, non-government organization for the sustainable elimination of iodine deficiency worldwide.".
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Iodised salt
Iodised salt (also spelled iodized salt) is table salt mixed with a minute amount of various salts of the element iodine.
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Junk food
"Junk food" is a term used to describe food that is high in calories from macronutrients such as sugar and/or fat, and possibly sodium, making it hyperpalatable, but with insufficient dietary fiber, protein, or micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals.
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Malnutrition
Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems.
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Margarine
Margarine (also) is a spread used for flavoring, baking, and cooking.
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Marmite
Marmite is a British savoury food spread based on yeast extract, invented by the German scientist Justus von Liebig.
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Menadione
Menadione is a natural organic compound with the formula C6H4(CO)2C2H(CH3).
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Micronutrient
Micronutrients are essential dietary elements required by organisms in varying quantities to regulate physiological functions of cells and organs.
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Micronutrient deficiency
Micronutrient deficiency is defined as the sustained insufficient supply of vitamins and minerals needed for growth and development, as well as to maintain optimal health.
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Milk
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals.
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Ministry of Health (Argentina)
The Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud) of Argentina is a ministry of the national executive power that oversees, elaborates and coordinates the Argentine national state's public health policy.
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Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Argentina)
The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos; MJyDH) of Argentina is a ministry of the national executive power tasked with enforcing of the law and administration of justice.
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Myocardial infarction
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle.
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Neural tube defect
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of birth defects in which an opening in the spine or cranium remains from early in human development.
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Nixtamalization
Nixtamalization is a process for the preparation of maize, or other grain, in which the grain is soaked and cooked in an alkaline solution, usually limewater (but sometimes aqueous alkali metal carbonates), washed, and then hulled.
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Nutraceutical
Nutraceutical is a marketing term used to imply a pharmaceutical effect from a compound or food product that has not been scientifically confirmed or approved to have clinical benefits.
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Oil
An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils).
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Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass, micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to more porous bone, and consequent increase in fracture risk.
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Ovaltine
Ovaltine (also known by its original name Ovomaltine) is a brand of milk flavoring product made with malt extract (blue packaging in the United States), sugar (except in Switzerland), and whey.
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Pellagra
Pellagra is a disease caused by a lack of the vitamin niacin (vitamin B3).
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Peripheral artery disease
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a vascular disorder that causes abnormal narrowing of arteries other than those that supply the heart or brain.
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Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
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Phytic acid
Phytic acid is a six-fold dihydrogenphosphate ester of inositol (specifically, of the myo isomer), also called inositol hexaphosphate, inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6) or inositol polyphosphate. Food fortification and Phytic acid are food additives.
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Phytochemical
Phytochemicals are chemical compounds produced by plants, generally to help them resist fungi, bacteria and plant virus infections, and also consumption by insects and other animals.
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Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals".
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Public health intervention
A public health intervention is any effort or policy that attempts to improve mental and physical health on a population level.
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Reference Daily Intake
In the U.S. and Canada, the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) is used in nutrition labeling on food and dietary supplement products to indicate the daily intake level of a nutrient that is considered to be sufficient to meet the requirements of 97–98% of healthy individuals in every demographic in the United States.
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Retinol
Retinol, also called vitamin A1, is a fat-soluble vitamin in the vitamin A family that is found in food and used as a dietary supplement.
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Rice Krispies
Rice Krispies (known as Rice Bubbles in Australia and New Zealand) is a breakfast cereal produced by WK Kellogg Co for the United States, Canadian, and Caribbean markets and by Kellanova for the rest of the world.
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Rickets
Rickets, scientific nomenclature: rachitis (from Greek, meaning 'in or of the spine'), is a condition that results in weak or soft bones in children and is caused by either dietary deficiency or genetic causes.
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Scurvy
Scurvy is a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
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Shreddies
Shreddies are a breakfast cereal marketed in Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Skimmed milk
Skimmed milk (British English), or skim milk (American English), is made when all the milkfat is removed from whole milk.
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Soy milk
Soy milk, also known as soya milk or soymilk, is a plant-based drink produced by soaking and grinding soybeans, boiling the mixture, and filtering out remaining particulates.
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Spina bifida
Spina bifida (SB; /ˌspaɪnə ˈbɪfɪdə/, Latin for 'split spine') is a birth defect in which there is incomplete closing of the spine and the membranes around the spinal cord during early development in pregnancy.
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Staple food
A staple food, food staple, or simply staple, is a food that is eaten often and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet for an individual or a population group, supplying a large fraction of energy needs and generally forming a significant proportion of the intake of other nutrients as well.
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Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of southwestern China and northern Myanmar.
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Thiamine
Thiamine, also known as thiamin and vitamin B1, is a vitamin, an essential micronutrient for humans and animals.
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Thiamine deficiency
Thiamine deficiency is a medical condition of low levels of thiamine (vitamin B1).
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Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes (T2D), formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, is a form of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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United States Secretary of Agriculture
The United States secretary of agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Vitamin
Vitamins are organic molecules (or a set of closely related molecules called vitamers) that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function.
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Vitamin A
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin, hence an essential nutrient.
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Vitamin B3
Vitamin B3, colloquially referred to as niacin, is a vitamin family that includes three forms, or vitamers: niacin (nicotinic acid), nicotinamide (niacinamide), and nicotinamide riboside.
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Vitamin D
Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, and for many other biological effects.
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Vitamin K
Vitamin K is a family of structurally similar, fat-soluble vitamers found in foods and marketed as dietary supplements.
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World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_fortification
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