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fortification
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for·ti·fi·ca·tion
/ ˌfôrtəˌfəˈkāshən/
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n. (often fortifications)
a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack.
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the action of fortifying or process of being fortified:
the fortification of the frontiers.
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Fortification contributed greatly to vitamin and mineral intakes in the United States, 1989-1991
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Fortification Contributed Greatly to Vitamin and...was to quantify the contribution of fortification (defined here as adding nutrients...subgroups. All data were weighted. Fortification substantially increased the intakes...
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Iron fortification: Country level experiences and lessons learned
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Iron Fortification: Country Level Experiences and Lessons Learned I,2'3 ABSTRACT Iron fortification has been used to enhance iron intake...scale to other parts of the world. Iron fortification of rice is being instituted in the Philippines...
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Iron fortification of foods: Overcoming technical and practical barriers
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Iron Fortification of Foods: Overcoming Technical and Practical Barriers1,2,3 ABSTRACT Iron fortification of food is a methodology utilized worldwide...deficiency. A critical problem in some food fortification programs is the lack of bioavailability...
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Appropriate calcium fortification of the food supply presents a challenge1
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...accepted 22 April 2003. ABSTRACT Fortification with calcium to increase dietary...dietary consequences of food fortification, data from a large national...1543) were used. Food fortification scenarios were based on reference...
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Food fortification: it can be a lifesaver, but are we going too far in creating "no-brain" super foods?
Magazine article from: Environmental Nutrition; 4/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...time in over 50 years, a new food fortification rule has been issued. Starting in...birth defects. Food enrichment and fortification were introduced in the United States...deficiencies virtually eradicated, the fortification of foods is being used to create a...
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Iron Fortification Technology Development: New Approaches1
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT The objective of our fortification technology development has been...and stability. However, fortification of foods is accompanied with...these problems, we developed a fortification technology that prevents the...
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Folic acid fortification, folate status and plasma homocysteine
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Processes and Health Folic Acid Fortification, Folate Status and Plasma Homocysteine1 ABSTRACT Folic acid fortification of enriched cereal-grain products...focuses on assessing the effects of fortification on risk of NTDs and on folate intake...
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Mandatory folic acid fortification of bread recommended in Ireland.
Magazine article from: Nutraceuticals International; 7/1/2006; 700+ words
; Mandatory fortification with folic acid of most white...National Committee on Folic Acid Food Fortification. Some minor bread products and...National Committee on Folic Acid Food Fortification, established by the Minister for...
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UNICEF urges fortification of staple foods to improve child and maternal health.
News Wire article from: UzReport; 6/26/2009; 700+ words
; ...Opening a regional workshop on flour fortification, UNICEF Representative Sheldon Yett...are lost during the milling process. Fortification allows for the restoration of the lost...nutrients. Costing only pennies per ton, fortification is a proven strategy to boost the nutritional...
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Folic acid fortification increases red blood cell folate concentrations in the Framingham study
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Folic Acid Fortification Increases Red Blood Cell Folate...undertaken to assess the effect of this fortification on RBC folate concentrations in...of the FDA mandatory folic acid fortification (not exposed) vs. 354 individuals...
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fortification
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...and Medieval Fortifications As long as...permanent fortifications predominated. The art of fortification developed in...the East, fortification on the grand...replaced by local fortifications. In the Middle...
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Fortifications
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...x2010;level fortification. A handful of American fortifications designed...theories of fortification and emphasized...of field fortifications in actual...projected coastal fortifications from 50...Coastal fortification planning...
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fortifications
Book article from: The Renaissance
fortifications Medieval fortifications made siege warfare a costly...Renaissance tore down the medieval fortifications and rebuilt them with lower...defense. In the Renaissance, fortifications became so effective that...and Spain, where heavy fortification was commonplace, war became...
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Fortification
Book article from: Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Fortification Fortification is the addition of nutrients to foods to enhance their nutritional...foods to restore nutrients lost during processing. Examples of fortification include the addition of folate and iron to grain products, calcium...
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Frontier Fortifications
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
FRONTIER FORTIFICATIONS Fortified lines played a major...strategy. The great scale of these fortifications projects testified to the Muscovite...additional network of forest abatis and fortifications almost 1,000 kilometers (620...
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