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ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR BILL MAY HELP REDUCE RATE OF ANEMIA AMONG ARMENIA'S POPULATION
YEREVAN, December 2. /ARKA/. The bill about enriched wheat flour may
help achieve a 10-15% reduction of the rate of anemia among population
in Armenia, deputy minister of health Sergey Khachatryan told reporters
on Monday.
In November, Armenia's government backed the bill about "enriched
wheat flour" as part of the government action plan on enriched wheat
flour approved in 2011.
Enriched wheat flour products are to help prevent negative effects
for human health from lack of certain mineral nutrients and vitamins
in flour.
The bill aims at preventing neural tube defects (Spina bifida) and
cardiovascular diseases in children caused by folic acid and iron
deficiency, Khachatryan said.
The information and analysis center of Armenia's ministry of health
reports 7,026 cases of anemia in adults as of the end of 2013 and
8,148 cases in 0-14-year-old children, including 2,633 diagnosed
with anemia in the age from 0 to 1 year. Some 897 anemia cases were
recorded in teenagers (15-17 years old).
The bill proposes to enrich the wheat flour of the high and the first
class quality produced in Armenia with folic acid and iron. This
requirement will relate only to companies with daily production
capacity of 30 tons and above. For this purpose bakeries will be
provided with the respective equipment for enrichment for free,
Khachatryan said referring to the bill.
The government is to provide also the required vitamins and minerals
that will be purchased through UNICEF at under-market-value prices.
The deputy minister said enriched wheat flour is successfully used
in more than 85 countries, including the USA, Canada and Great Britain.
Khachatryan also said the bill was developed based on USAID-funded
research conducted by the ministry and the National Statistical
Service since 2000.
Statistics shows that effects from use of enriched wheat flour are
seen within 3-5 years, he said. The bill also envisages reduction in
healthcare costs due to use of enriched flour. -0--
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YEREVAN, December 2. /ARKA/. The bill about enriched wheat flour may
help achieve a 10-15% reduction of the rate of anemia among population
in Armenia, deputy minister of health Sergey Khachatryan told reporters
on Monday.
In November, Armenia's government backed the bill about "enriched
wheat flour" as part of the government action plan on enriched wheat
flour approved in 2011.
Enriched wheat flour products are to help prevent negative effects
for human health from lack of certain mineral nutrients and vitamins
in flour.
The bill aims at preventing neural tube defects (Spina bifida) and
cardiovascular diseases in children caused by folic acid and iron
deficiency, Khachatryan said.
The information and analysis center of Armenia's ministry of health
reports 7,026 cases of anemia in adults as of the end of 2013 and
8,148 cases in 0-14-year-old children, including 2,633 diagnosed
with anemia in the age from 0 to 1 year. Some 897 anemia cases were
recorded in teenagers (15-17 years old).
The bill proposes to enrich the wheat flour of the high and the first
class quality produced in Armenia with folic acid and iron. This
requirement will relate only to companies with daily production
capacity of 30 tons and above. For this purpose bakeries will be
provided with the respective equipment for enrichment for free,
Khachatryan said referring to the bill.
The government is to provide also the required vitamins and minerals
that will be purchased through UNICEF at under-market-value prices.
The deputy minister said enriched wheat flour is successfully used
in more than 85 countries, including the USA, Canada and Great Britain.
Khachatryan also said the bill was developed based on USAID-funded
research conducted by the ministry and the National Statistical
Service since 2000.
Statistics shows that effects from use of enriched wheat flour are
seen within 3-5 years, he said. The bill also envisages reduction in
healthcare costs due to use of enriched flour. -0--
http://arka.am/en/news/society/enriched_wheat_flour_bill_may_help_reduce_rate_of_ anemia_among_armenia_s_population/#sthash.AYQ15kxN.dpuf