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Title: Vitamin and mineral intakes in European children. Is food fortification needed?
Authors: Serra-Majem, L. 
UNESCO Clasification: 32 Ciencias médicas
3206 Ciencias de la nutrición
Keywords: Children
Adolescent
Dietary intake
Nutrition education
Food fortification, et al
Issue Date: 2001
Journal: Public Health Nutrition 
Abstract: Objective: To provide an overview of vitamin and mineral intakes among children and adolescents in European countries and to present results from studies showing the impact of food fortification. Design: Comparative analysis of a number of nutritional studies among children and adolescents performed during the last decade in certain European countries. Setting: Spain, France, UK, North Ireland, Portugal, Germany. Subjects: Europeans aged 6 to 18. Results: Dietary surveys across Europe showed that varying levels of nutrient adequacy existed from one country to another, and that even within the same country, there were important nutritional gaps between different regions. In general, studies are difficult to compare, and information for many countries was missing. The results suggest that children and adolescents are the population group most likely to have higher risk of nutritional deficiencies, particularly for iron, vitamins C, E, B6 and folates. In France, Ireland, UK and Spain, food fortification, and particularly of breakfast cereals, has positively contributed to increasing vitamin and mineral intakes in childhood and adolescence. Conclusions: Information on vitamin and mineral intakes in European children is less available than in adults. Fortified foods may contribute to reducing nutrient inadequacy in European children and adolescents, but should not replace nutrition education.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/44865
ISSN: 1368-9800
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2000104
Source: Public Health Nutrition [ISSN 1368-9800], v. 4, p. 101-107
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