Saran Rohini, Kasar Jayendra, Jha Meenakshi, Sahu Jatindra K, Babu Sonu S, Mutreja Ankur
PATH, New Delhi, India.
National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, New Delhi, India.
Front Nutr. 2025 Mar 3;12:1517247. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1517247. eCollection 2025.
Micronutrient deficiencies continue to be an important concern in India, particularly among mothers and young children. Food fortification and fortified rice as a scalable and cost-effective solution, has been accepted as a critical intervention to address these deficiencies. Our analysis examines how food fortification can improve the health of mothers and children in India. Focusing on the vital window of first 1,000 days since conception of a child, we examine the benefits of food fortification, the incidence of micronutrient deficiencies, and the incorporation of fortified foods into India's social safety net program. The analysis emphasizes the importance of successful public-private partnerships, local institutional commitment, and long-term political commitment to the success of fortification programs. We further emphasize that to ensure optimal nutrition during this critical stage, it essential to support breastfeeding, establish human milk banks, and encourage complementary feeding alternatives. Policymakers, program implementers, and stakeholders committed to improving maternal and child health outcomes in India will benefit from our findings.
微量营养素缺乏仍然是印度的一个重要问题，尤其是在母亲和幼儿群体中。食品强化以及强化米作为一种可扩展且具有成本效益的解决方案，已被视为解决这些缺乏问题的关键干预措施。我们的分析探讨了食品强化如何改善印度母亲和儿童的健康状况。聚焦于孩子受孕后的首个1000天这一关键时期，我们研究了食品强化的益处、微量营养素缺乏的发生率，以及强化食品纳入印度社会安全网计划的情况。该分析强调了成功的公私伙伴关系、地方机构的承诺以及长期政治承诺对于强化计划成功的重要性。我们进一步强调，为确保在这一关键阶段实现最佳营养，支持母乳喂养、建立母乳库以及鼓励提供补充喂养替代方案至关重要。致力于改善印度母婴健康成果的政策制定者、项目实施者和利益相关者将从我们的研究结果中受益。
