Large‑scale Staple Food Fortification as a Complementary Strategy to Address Vitamin and Mineral Vulnerabilities in India: A Critical Review

Summary

India faces a persistent challenge of widespread micronutrient malnutrition, marked by rising anemia rates and deficiencies in key vitamins and minerals despite existing interventions. This review proposes large-scale staple food fortification (LSFF) as a cost-effective and complementary strategy to address these deficiencies, citing global and national evidence of its effectiveness. While the Government of India is promoting this intervention, the document emphasizes the urgency of its implementation to reach vulnerable populations, building upon the successes seen with programs like universal salt iodization.

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