Ready-to-eat cereal fortification: a modelling study on the impact of changing ready-to-eat cereal fortification levels on population intake of nutrients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal is an important source of nutrients in the American diet. Recent regulatory changes to labelling requirements may impact the fortification of RTE cereal. We used an evidence-based approach to optimize the fortification of RTE cereal considering current dietary patterns and nutrition policy.

Design

A US modelling study of cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013-2014. The percentage of the population below the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) and above the Upper Tolerable Intake Level (UL) was modelled under three scenarios: baseline, zero fortification and optimized fortification.

Setting

USA.

Participants

Toddlers aged 1-3 years, n 559; children aged 4-12 years, n 1540;

SUBMITTER: Smith JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200464 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature