Food fortification : the evidence, ethics, and politics of adding nutrients to food

Food fortification : the evidence, ethics, and politics of adding nutrients to food / by Mark Lawrence.

Author/creator	Lawrence, Mark (Mark Andrew)
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Description	xvii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Food, Fortified. Folic Acid--therapeutic use. Nutritive Value. Sodium Chloride, Dietary--therapeutic use. Vitamin D--therapeutic use. Food additives--Health aspects. Food additives--Moral and ethical aspects. Enriched foods. Iodized salt--Therapeutic use. Endemic goiter--Prevention. Endemic goiter--Nutritional aspects. Neural tube--Abnormalities --Nutritional aspects. Folic acid in human nutrition. Vitamin D deficiency--Prevention.

Contents	Pt. 1. The evidential, ethical, and political underpinnings of food fortification. Food fortification evidence and ethics -- Food fortification politics: the actors, activities, and agendas -- Investigating food fortification -- Pt. 2. The case studies. Case study 1: Universal salt iodisation -- Case study 2: Mandatory flour fortification with folic acid -- Case study 3: Mandatory milk fortification with vitamin D -- Pt. 3. Insights from the past and present, and a view to the future. Insights for food fortification and public health -- A view to the future.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2012538985
ISBN	9780199691975 (pbk.)
ISBN	0199691975 (pbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Laupus	Books - Stacks	QU 145.5 L419F 2013	✔ Available	Place Hold