Biofortified and bioavailable: The gold standard for plant-based diets
Abstract
Much of the world's population relies on a few staple foods (rice, maize, wheat, and cassava) that are poor sources of essential nutrients. Biofortification, the process of enriching the nutrient content of crops as they grow, provides a sustainable solution to malnutrition worldwide, because other methods, such as diversifying people's diets or providing dietary supplements, have proved impractical, especially in developing countries.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2008) 105 (6) 1777-1778 [doi: 10.1073/pnas.0712330105]
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Biofortified and bioavailable: The gold standard for plant-based diets
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Published 1 January 2008