Does fortified rice improve people’s health and nutritional status?

There are more than 17 scientic publications in over 25 countries including India demonstrating that consumption of extruded fortified rice is safe and effective in women and children and can signicantly address hemoglobin status, iron-deciency anemia, iron deciency (i.e., ferritin levels), and improve status of other critical micronutrients including vitamin A, zinc, folic acid, vitamin B12. It is also known to improve cognition and physical performance. Many more studies also support the acceptability of extruded fortified rice.