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Micronutrients & recovery
Biofortification of staple crops (e.g., Golden Rice) with provitamin A carotenoids effectively prevents vitamin A deficiency and associated blindness in populations reliant on starch-based diets.
For populations dependent on staple crops, biofortified varieties like Golden Rice offer a sustainable solution to prevent vitamin A deficiency. This is a public health intervention rather than an individual dietary choice.
StrongSupportsHIGH confidence
Golden Rice-2 accumulates up to 37 mg beta-carotene per gram of rice... 100 to 200 g Golden Rice per day can provide adequate provitamin A to children to avoid deficiency
Why this rating
Supported by specific clinical data on bioavailability and efficacy in children.
Source
How Can Research on Plants Contribute to Promoting Human Health?
Cathie Martin et al. · The Plant Cell · 2011
DOI 10.1105/tpc.111.083279
narrative_reviewCited 186×
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