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The use of common salt (sodium chloride) fortified with iron to control anaemia: results of a preliminary study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2008

H. A. Nadiger ,
K. A. V. R. Krishnamachari ,
A. Nadamuni Naidu ,
B. S. Narasinga Rao  and
S. G. Srikantia
H. A. Nadiger
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad-500007, India
K. A. V. R. Krishnamachari
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad-500007, India
A. Nadamuni Naidu
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad-500007, India
B. S. Narasinga Rao
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad-500007, India
S. G. Srikantia
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad-500007, India
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1. Iron-deficiency anaemia continues to be a major public health problem in all developing countries. Fortification of commonly consumed food items has been suggested as an effective method of preventing anaemia. Common salt (sodium chloride) has been identified as a suitable vehicle to be fortified with Fe in India.

2. Common salt was fortified with ferric orthophosphate (3500 mg/kg) and sodium hydrogen sulphate (5000 mg/kg) to provide an additional 1 mg elemental Fe/g common salt consumed.

3. After ascertaining the acceptability of the fortified salt with respect to its colour, taste and bioavailability a pilot feeding trial was conducted among residential schoolchildren in Hyderabad. Feeding of the fortified salt for a period of 1 year resulted in a significant increase in the haemoglobin level of these children. There was also a significant reduction in the prevalence of anaemia among children given the fortified salt.

4. Before the same fortified salt is recommended as a public health measure to prevent Fe-deficiency anaemia among our population it is necessary that further large-scale community trials with this fortified salt are carried out particularly among the rural population.

Type
Papers on direct relevance to Clinical and Human Nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , January 1980 , pp. 45 - 51
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1980

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