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Iron Fortification Practices and Implications for Iron Addition to Salt by Hurrell, Richard F

“…This introductory article provides an in-depth technical background for iron fortification, and thus introduces a series of articles in this supplement…”
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The Proportion of Anemia Associated with Iron Deficiency in Low, Medium, and High Human Development Index Countries: A Systematic Analysis of National Surveys by Petry, Nicolai, Olofin, Ibironke, Hurrell, Richard F, Boy, Erick, Wirth, James P, Moursi, Mourad, Donahue Angel, Moira, Rohner, Fabian

“…Iron deficiency is commonly assumed to cause half of all cases of anemias, with hereditary blood disorders and infections such as hookworm and malaria being…”
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The Potential of Iodine and Iron Double-Fortified Salt Compared with Iron-Fortified Staple Foods to Increase Population Iron Status by Hurrell, Richard F

“…The potential of double-fortified salt (DFS) to improve population iron status is compared with the potential of iron-fortified wheat flour, maize flour, rice…”
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Ensuring the Efficacious Iron Fortification of Foods: A Tale of Two Barriers by Hurrell, Richard F

“…Iron fortification of foods has always been a challenge. This is because iron fortification compounds vary widely in relative absorption; because many foods…”
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Review on iron and its importance for human health by Abbaspour, Nazanin, Hurrell, Richard, Kelishadi, Roya

“…It is well-known that deficiency or over exposure to various elements has noticeable effects on human health. The effect of an element is determined by several…”
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How the cookie crumbled, and the need to strike while the iron is hot by Hurrell, Richard F.

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Iron Biofortified Potatoes; Every Little Bit Helps by Hurrell, Richard F

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Nutritional iron deficiency by Zimmermann, Michael B, Dr, Hurrell, Richard F, PhD

“…Summary Iron deficiency is one of the leading risk factors for disability and death worldwide, affecting an estimated 2 billion people. Nutritional iron…”
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Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND)-Iron Review by Lynch, Sean, Pfeiffer, Christine M, Georgieff, Michael K, Brittenham, Gary, Fairweather-Tait, Susan, Hurrell, Richard F, McArdle, Harry J, Raiten, Daniel J

“…This is the fifth in the series of reviews developed as part of the Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND) program. The BOND Iron Expert Panel (I-EP)…”
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Review: The potential of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) as a vehicle for iron biofortification by Petry, Nicolai, Boy, Erick, Wirth, James P, Hurrell, Richard F

“…Common beans are a staple food and the major source of iron for populations in Eastern Africa and Latin America. Bean iron concentration is high and can be…”
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Zinc and its importance for human health: An integrative review by Roohani, Nazanin, Hurrell, Richard, Kelishadi, Roya, Schulin, Rainer

“…Since its first discovery in an Iranian male in 1961, zinc deficiency in humans is now known to be an important malnutrition problem world-wide. It is more…”
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Kenneth John Carpenter (1923–2016) by Hurrell, Richard F.

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An iron fortification efficacy study in children in Cote d’Ivoire supports the suggestion that tissue iron is protected at the expense of erythrocyte iron by Hurrell, Richard F

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Zinc absorption by young adults from supplemental zinc citrate is comparable with that from zinc gluconate and higher than from zinc oxide by Wegmüller, Rita, Tay, Fabian, Zeder, Christophe, Brnic, Marica, Hurrell, Richard F

“…The water-soluble zinc salts gluconate, sulfate, and acetate are commonly used as supplements in tablet or syrup form to prevent zinc deficiency and to treat…”
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The effects of iron fortification on the gut microbiota in African children: a randomized controlled trial in Cote d'Ivoire by Zimmermann, Michael B, Chassard, Christophe, Rohner, Fabian, N'goran, Eliézer K, Nindjin, Charlemagne, Dostal, Alexandra, Utzinger, Jürg, Ghattas, Hala, Lacroix, Christophe, Hurrell, Richard F

“…Iron is essential for the growth and virulence of many pathogenic enterobacteria, whereas beneficial barrier bacteria, such as lactobacilli, do not require…”
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Flour fortification as a strategy to prevent anaemia by Hurrell, Richard F.

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Iron Absorption from Bouillon Fortified with Iron-Enriched Aspergillus oryzae Is Higher Than That Fortified with Ferric Pyrophosphate in Young Women by Bries, Amanda E, Hurrell, Richard F, Reddy, Manju B

“…Bouillon cubes are a potential vehicle for iron fortification. They are currently fortified with ferric pyrophosphate (FePP), which is known to be poorly…”
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Genetic reduction of phytate in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) seeds increases iron absorption in young women by Petry, Nicolai, Egli, Ines, Campion, Bruno, Nielsen, Erik, Hurrell, Richard

“…Iron bioavailability from common beans is negatively influenced by phytic acid (PA) and polyphenols (PPs). Newly developed low-PA (lpa) beans with 90% less PA…”
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Phytic acid degrading lactic acid bacteria in tef-injera fermentation by Fischer, Maren M., Egli, Ines M., Aeberli, Isabelle, Hurrell, Richard F., Meile, Leo

“…Ethiopian injera, a soft pancake, baked from fermented batter, is preferentially prepared from tef (Eragrostis tef) flour. The phytic acid (PA) content of tef…”
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Fortification: overcoming technical and practical barriers by Hurrell, Richard F

“…The main barriers to successful iron fortification are the following: 1) finding an iron compound that is adequately absorbed but causes no sensory changes to…”
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