"Food, Fortified" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Any food that has been supplemented with essential nutrients either in quantities that are greater than those present normally, or which are not present in the food normally. Fortified food includes also food to which various nutrients have been added to compensate for those removed by refinement or processing. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
| Descriptor ID |
D005527
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.203.300.515 J02.500.515
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| Concept/Terms |
Food, Fortified- Food, Fortified
- Foods, Fortified
- Fortified Food
- Fortified Foods
- Food, Supplemented
- Foods, Supplemented
- Supplemented Food
- Supplemented Foods
- Enriched Food
- Enriched Foods
- Food, Enriched
- Foods, Enriched
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Food, Fortified" by people in Profiles.
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Neurosurgical Advocacy in the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Impacting Global Fortification Policies Through Leadership, Collaboration, and Stakeholder Engagement. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2024 Oct; 35(4):411-420.
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Global Neurosurgery at the 76th World Health Assembly (2023): First Neurosurgery-Driven Resolution Calls for Micronutrient Fortification to Prevent Spina Bifida. World Neurosurg. 2024 05; 185:135-140.
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Metabolomic Effects of Folic Acid Supplementation in Adults: Evidence from the FACT Trial. J Nutr. 2024 02; 154(2):670-679.
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Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of mandatory folate fortification as an evidence-based policy to prevent neural tube defects. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 07; 39(7):1805-1812.
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Transitioning care for adolescents with spina bifida in the US: challenges for management. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 11; 39(11):3123-3130.
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Global Neurosurgery: Progress and Resolutions at the 75th World Health Assembly. Neurosurgery. 2023 09 01; 93(3):496-501.
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The role of neurosurgeons in global public health: the case of folic acid fortification of staple foods to prevent spina bifida. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 01 01; 31(1):8-15.
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Mandatory food fortification with folic acid - Authors' reply. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 10; 10(10):e1391-e1392.
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Preventing birth defects, saving lives, and promoting health equity: an urgent call to action for universal mandatory food fortification with folic acid. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 07; 10(7):e1053-e1057.
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Reducing inequities in preventable neural tube defects: the critical and underutilized role of neurosurgical advocacy for folate fortification. Neurosurg Focus. 2018 10; 45(4):E20.