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PREVENCAO DEFICIENCIA MICRONUTRIENTES [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
  • Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
  • Food Industries
DEF

The addition of one (or more) essential nutrient(s) to a food whether or not it is normally contained in the food, for the purpose of preventing or correcting a deficiency of one or more nutrients in the population or specific population groups.

OBS

Health Canada, the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations consider the terms "enrichment" and "fortification" as synonymous and use them interchangeably, whereas some authors make a distinction between the two terms. In that case, "enrichment" is generally defined as the addition of nutrients that are not naturally presents in the food and "fortification" as the addition of nutrients at higher levels than those naturally presents in the food.

Key term(s)
  • fortification of food
  • enrichment of food

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
  • Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

[Ajout] à un aliment d'un ou de plusieurs éléments nutritifs essentiels qui sont ou non normalement contenus dans cet aliment, [en vue] de prévenir ou [de] corriger une carence démontrée en un ou plusieurs éléments nutritifs dans la population ou dans des groupes spécifiques de population.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dietética
  • Elementos nutritivos (Ciencias biológicas)
  • Industria alimentaria
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Record 2 2003-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Dietetics
OBS

Pan American Health Organization Program.

OBS

Terminology related to the Summit of the Americas process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Diététique
OBS

Programme de l'Organisation panaméricaine de la santé (OPS).

OBS

Terminologie relative au processus des Sommets des Amériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Dietética
OBS

Programa de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud.

OBS

Terminología relacionada con el proceso de las Cumbres de las Américas.

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