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4 questions · 4 findings · 2 reviews · Public Health

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 50%Low 2 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

iron‐fortified wheat flour with or without other micronutrients added vs fortified wheat flour with same micronutrients (but not iron)

Anaemia · general population of all age groups (including pregnant women) from any country, over two years of age

iron‐fortified wheat flour with or without other micronutrients added may leads to lower anaemia (defined as haemoglobin below WHO cut‐off for age and… compared with wheat flour (no added iron) with the same other micronutrients added (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Wheat flour fortified with iron in combination with other micronutrients vs unfortified wheat flour (no micronutrients added)

Anaemia · general population of all age groups (including pregnant women) from any country, over two years of age

It is very uncertain whether iron‐fortified wheat flour with other micronutrients added changes anaemia (defined as haemoglobin below WHO cut‐off for age and… compared with unfortified wheat flour (no micronutrients added) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Condiments/seasonings fortified with iron vs unfortified condiments/seasonings

Anaemia · population aged 2 years and above (Ballot 1989a (C) ‐ > 10 years, Chen 2005 (C) ‐ >3 years; Huo 2002 ‐ 11‐17 years, Longfils 2008‐ 6‐21…

It is very uncertain whether condiments/seasonings fortified with iron changes anaemia (defined as haemoglobin below WHO cut‐off for age and… compared with unfortified condiments/seasonings (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Condiments/seasonings fortified with iron plus other micronutrients vs condiments/seasonings fortified with other micronutrients except iron

Anaemia · population aged 2 years and above (Andersson 2008 ‐ 5‐18 years, Asibey‐Berko 2007 ~ 3 years, Chen Ke 2008 ‐ 2‐6 years, Haas 2014 ‐ women…

Condiments/seasonings fortified with iron plus other micronutrients may leads to lower anaemia (defined as haemoglobin below WHO cut‐off for age and… compared with condiments/seasonings fortified with other micronutrients except iron (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review