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  • Enriched Wheat Flour Bill May Help Reduce Rate Of Anemia Among Armen

    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--

    http://arka.am/en/news/society/enriched_wheat_flour_bill_may_help_reduce_rate_of_ anemia_among_armenia_s_population/#sthash.AYQ15kxN.dpuf

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