date:Jun 03, 2015
of Australian adults currently have either a mild, moderate or severe Vitamin D deficiency.
Mandatory fortification the best approach?
Mandatory fortification of food products in Australia has raised questions regarding the effects on population groups who do not suffer from low levels of the nutrient. For example, the mandatory fortification of folic acid in bread as an attempt to reduce the incidence of neural tube birth defects and the effects on the wider population consuming the product