a Department of Food Technology , PMAS Arid Agriculture University , Rawalpindi , 36400 , Pakistan.
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2014;54(12):1617-35. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2011.645087.
Micronutrient deficiency especially the iron deficiency is the bane of our lives, affecting all strata of society. Unfortunately, the women during pregnancy, adolescence, and children are under this curse particularly in developing countries like Pakistan. It is one of the biggest reasons of complications during pregnancy and malnourished children under five years of age. Maternal death, still-births, and underweight births are most common consequences of iron deficiency and these outbreaks as iron-deficiency anemia in Pakistan. Disastrous nature of iron deficiency requires an urgent call to eradicate it. Hence, the solution should not be frail comparing with the huge economic loss and other incompatibilities. Flour fortification, supplementation, dietary diversification, and especially maternal education are possible solutions for combating this micronutrient deficiency.
微量营养素缺乏，特别是缺铁，是我们生活中的祸根，影响着社会各阶层。不幸的是，孕妇、青少年和儿童，尤其是在巴基斯坦等发展中国家，深受其害。这是怀孕期间出现并发症和五岁以下儿童营养不良的最大原因之一。孕产妇死亡、死产和低体重儿出生是缺铁的最常见后果，这种缺铁性贫血在巴基斯坦时有发生。缺铁的灾难性性质需要紧急呼吁消除它。因此，解决方案不应与巨大的经济损失和其他不兼容相比显得脆弱。面粉强化、补充、饮食多样化，特别是孕产妇教育，是解决这种微量营养素缺乏的可能方法。
