ArticleNutrition bulletin2019
The BiZiFED project: Biofortified zinc flour to eliminate deficiency in Pakistan.
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- Community Perceptions of Zinc Biofortified Flour during an Intervention Study in Pakistan.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- Agronomic Biofortification Strategies to Increase Grain Zinc Concentrations of Wheat, Rice and Maize: A Systematic Review and Network-Meta-Analysis.Campbell systematic reviews · 2026Review
- Biofortification and fortification of wheat flour: Qualitative analysis for implementation and acceptance.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Metabolomic changes in tear fluid following zinc biofortification in the BiZiFED nutritional study: a feasibility study.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2024Article
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- Severity of zinc and iron malnutrition linked to low intake through a staple crop: a case study in east-central Pakistan.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2021Article
- Biofortified Wheat Increases Dietary Zinc Intake: A Randomised Controlled Efficacy Study of Zincol-2016 in Rural Pakistan.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
- Zinc biofortification potential of diverse mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] genotypes under field conditions.PloS one · 2021Article
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- Additive interactions of nanoparticulate ZnO with copper, manganese and iron in Pisum sativum L., a hydroponic study.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Zinc status and its requirement by rural adults consuming wheat from control or zinc-treated fields.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Zinc deficiency is a global public health problem, affecting ~17% of the world's population, with the greatest burden in low- and middle-income countries. An increasing body of evidence suggests that biofortification may be a cost-effective and sustainable approach to reducing zinc and other micronutrient deficiencies. Biofortification enhances the nutritional quality of food crops through conventional plant breeding techniques and agronomic practices. This paper presents ongoing research on biofortification in Pakistan, where over 40% of women are zinc deficient. The
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