Lately, vitamin and mineral fortification has nabbed news headlines, featuring both peer-reviewed research and scientists’ opinions. Consider these recent headlines: “Fortified Foods Make Up for Some Missing Nutrients,” “Fortified Foods May Pose Risks for Kids” and “Use Caution with Fortified Foods.”
Research recently published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics indicates that fortification reduced the percentage of children and adolescents with inadequate intakes of many, but not all, micronutrients — without resulting in excessive intakes.