The Need for Food Fortification With Zinc in India: Is There Evidence for This?

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dc.contributor.authorPullakhandam, Raghuen_US
dc.contributor.authorKulkarni, Bharatien_US
dc.contributor.authorKurpad, Anura Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorSachdev, Harshpal Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T06:39:59Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T06:39:59Z
dc.date.issued2023-07
dc.description.abstractThere has been recent advocacy for food fortification with zinc in India. However, there are three important conditions that should be established before fortifying food with any micronutrient, which requires that there should be i) Established high prevalence of biochemical or sub-clinical deficiency (?20%), ii) Low dietary intakes that increase the risk of deficiency, and iii) Evidence of efficacy of supplementation from clinical trials. For zinc, all three conditions are not satisfied. The prevalence of low serum zinc concentrations in Indian children is well below 20% (~6%), signifying that zinc deficiency is not a public health problem. There is no risk of dietary zinc inadequacy in Indian populations where intake has been measured. Finally, there is no robust evidence that zinc-fortified foods improve functional outcomes, even if the serum zinc concentration is increased. Thus, contemporary evidence does not justify the need for food fortification with zinc in India.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, Telanganaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDivision of Reproductive, Child Health & Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhien_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSt John’s Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnatakaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, New Delhi.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPullakhandam Raghu, Kulkarni Bharati, Kurpad Anura V, Sachdev Harshpal S. The Need for Food Fortification With Zinc in India: Is There Evidence for This?. Indian Pediatrics. 2023 Jul; 60(7): 525-529en_US
dc.identifier.issn0079-6061
dc.identifier.issn0974-7559
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/225433
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Academy of Pediatricsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume60en_US
dc.source.urihttps://indianpediatrics.net/july2023/525.pdfen_US
dc.subjectDeficiencyen_US
dc.subjectIntakeen_US
dc.subjectSupplementationen_US
dc.titleThe Need for Food Fortification With Zinc in India: Is There Evidence for This?en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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