Sharifa Dipti

Addition of Zinc to Soaking Water during Parboiling Increases the Zinc Content of Bangladeshi Rice

Christine Hotz, Kandakar Kabir, Sharifa Dipti, Joanne Arsenault & Moniruzzaman Bipul · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: In Bangladesh, zinc deficiency affects 45% of preschool children and 57% of women. As zinc deficiency is linked to child growth stunting, diarrheal disease, pneumonia, and increased risk of child mortality, large-scale programs for its prevention are required. Most ri...