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Abstract Interest in micronutrient malnutrition has increased greatly over the last few years, as a global burden of disease. In 2006, the World Health Report identified iron, vitamin A and zinc deficiencies as being among the world’s most serious health risk factors. The best way of preventing micronutrient malnutrition is to ensure consumption of a balanced diet that is adequate in every nutrient. Low iron status is particularly a problem in populations subsisting on plant-based diets that are low in animal tissue and high in iron absorption inhibitors and therefore low in bioavailable iron. The success of iron fortification programme to fight iron deficiency can be measured through its efficiency of iron absorption which depends on the both bioavailability of dietary iron and iron status. Iron absorption is influenced by many factors which enhancing or inhibiting nonhaeme iron absorption. Rather it is also necessary to increase iron bioavailability, by either decreasing the level of absorption inhibitors or by increasing the level of absorption enhancers. |