Historically, the voluntary addition of micronutrients to foods in the United States has been regarded as an important means to lessen problems of nutrient inadequacy. With expanding voluntary food ...

Legend has it that an ancient Persian physician prescribed sweet wine laced with iron filings for Jason and the Argonauts to strengthen the mythical sailors’ resistance to spears and arrows during ...

In 2011-2012, 21.9% of the total Indian population fell below the poverty line. Considering how populated India is, 21.9% encompasses a lot of people. In 2011-2012, 21.9% of the total Indian ...

Helena Pachón works for the Food Fortification Initiative. She receives funding from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Another reason iron doesn’t make the big leagues is that people ...

Food fortification is the process of adding nutrients into foodstuff that do not already contain them. For example, milk is often fortified with additional vitamin D, to boost its nutritional value.