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Iron Fortification Strategies in Brazil

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Iron deficiency anemia represents a serious nutritional problem worldwide, and it especially affects children and pregnant women in developing countries, like Brazil. According to World Health Organization, anemia can be considered a major public health problem in Brazil, which requires effective public policies [1] regarding the short- and long-term effects anemia can have on growth in at-risk groups [2].

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Abbreviations

CDC:

Centers for disease control

EDTA:

Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid

PNDS:

Política Nacional de Desenvolvimento Social

RDA:

Recommended dietary allowance

RNI:

Recommended nutrient intake

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  1. Medicine Course of Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Campus Centro Oeste, Avenue Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, 35501-296, Brazil

    Joel Alves Lamounier MD, PhD

  2. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Hospital das Clínicas, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30320-080, Brazil

    Flávio Diniz Capanema MD, PhD

  3. Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

    José Eduardo Dutra de Oliveira MD

  4. Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde—Campus Anísio Teixeira, Rua Rio de Contas, 58—Quadra 17—Lote 58 Bairro Candeias, Vitoria da Conquista, BA, Brazil

    Daniela da Silva Rocha RD, PhD

  5. University of Ribeirão Preto (UNAERP), Rua Eugenio Ferrante, 170, Jd. Nova Aliança Sul, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14027-150, Brazil

    Carlos Alberto Nogueira de Almeida MD, MsC, PhD

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Lamounier, J.A., Capanema, F.D., de Oliveira, J.E.D., da Silva Rocha, D., de Almeida, C.A.N. (2013). Iron Fortification Strategies in Brazil. In: Preedy, V., Srirajaskanthan, R., Patel, V. (eds) Handbook of Food Fortification and Health. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7110-3_32

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