A proposed method for defining the required fortification level of micronutrients in foods : An example using iron
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In 2006, the WHO published a framework for calculating the desired level of fortification of any micronutrient in any staple food vehicle, to reduce micronutrient malnutrition. This framework set the target median nutrient intake, of the population consuming the fortified food, at the 97.5th percentile of their nutrient requirement distribution; the Probability of Inadequacy (PIA) of the nutrient would then be 2.5%. We argue here that the targeted median nutrient intake should be at Estimated Average Requirement (50th percentile), since the intake distribution will then overlap the requirement distribution in a population that is in homeostasis, resulting in a PIA of 50%. It is also important to recognize that setting the target PIA at 2.5% may put a sizable proportion at risk of adverse consequences associated with exceeding the tolerable upper limit (TUL) of intake. This is a critical departure from the WHO framework. For a population with different age- and sex-groups, the pragmatic way to fix the fortification level for a staple food vehicle is by achieving a target PIA of 50% in the most deprived age- or sex-group of that population, subject to the condition that only a very small proportion of intakes exceed the TUL. The methods described here will aid precision in public health nutrition, to pragmatically determine the precise fortification level of a nutrient in a food vehicle, while balancing risks of inadequacy and excess intake.
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European journal of clinical nutrition - 77(2023), 4 vom: 08. Apr., Seite 436-446 |
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Date Completed 21.04.2023 Date Revised 01.05.2023 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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