Rice fortified with iron alone or in combination with other micronutrients vs unfortified rice (no micronutrients added)
Iron deficiency (as defined by study authors, based on a biomarker of iron status) · general population of all age groups (including pregnant women) from any country, over two years of age
Rice fortified with iron alone or in combination with other… may leads to lower iron deficiency (as defined by study authors, based on a biomarker… compared with unfortified rice (no micronutrients added) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Fortification of rice with vitamins and minerals for addressing micronutrient malnutrition 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.66 [0.51, 0.84]8 studies · 1733 participantsLow