A GLANCE AT THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD SECURITY AND FORTIFICATION

Abstract

The Solution to food security problems due to the high world population to provide biologically valuable food, enriched in nutrients is food fortification. Currently, the staple foods such as edible oil, banaspati and wheat flour are being considered for micronutrient fortification as food vehicles. The resultant fortified additives claimed food security, worldwide. The food security perspective of food fortification improves digestion and regulates the micronutrient levels in bones. There are many fortified food-based approaches helpful to lighten up food security and malnutrition. The World Bank convinces the population of biofortified cereals including golden rice, Rice biofortification is done with provitamin A. Crops breeding techniques provide genetic modification of food that is dominant for the safe processing of food insecurity-related products. About 40% of Food is never eaten in America even a 45% mortality rate of children under 5 years in developing countries due to the undernutrition of mothers and infants. Due to that a large number of people in the world are facing a deficiency of micronutrients like vitamin A, iron, zinc, etc that leads to many acute and chronic diseases like cancer cardiovascular diseases or mainly auto-immune diseases, most common includes lumps, rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis. Public nutrition profiling, revision of policies, and their implementations are very vital for reaching the aims of nutritional security. Basic foods can be supplemented with nutrients which will be helpful for improving the quality of food.

Keywords: Food Security, Enrichment, Micronutrients, Population.

Declaration: The abstract is reviewed and accepted by the Conference Organization Committee of 11th Pak Pharma Healthcare Expo. The presenter was permitted to share his research after final approval of the committee. The scientific research information was presented at 3rd Pakistan Food -Nutrition International Summit 2022 held on December 21-22, 2022 at Pak-China Friendship Centre, Garden Avenue, Islamabad, Pakistan. Hence, the journal is publishing this abstract on behalf of the aforesaid Conference Organization Committee.