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| | Opportunities for Triple Fortification (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | The fortification of commonly consumed foods, such as salt with iodine or sugar with vitamin A, are sustainable interventions that have the potential to reach large portions of at-risk population groups, both quickly and effectively, because people of all age groups are already consuming the food. |
 | | The purpose of the study is to establish the public health rationale for, and assess the technical feasibility of, triple fortification of foods with iron, iodine and vitamin A, for use in areas where deficiencies of these three micronutrients co-exist. |
 | | For a food vehicle to be useful as a vehicle for triple fortification, the three micronutrients must be incorporated without substantially altering its taste or appearance, and it should guarantee a well defined, regular dose of the three micronutrients. |
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