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The repeating history of objections to the fortification of bread and alcohol: from iron filings to folic acid
Author(s) -
Kamien Max
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00422.x
Subject(s) - opposition (politics) , fortification , folic acid , perspective (graphical) , fortified food , medicine , business , psychology , political science , law , history , art , ancient history , politics , visual arts
The fortification of staple foods has eliminated many deficiency diseases. Despite this, “tampering” with people's food always provokes opposition, much of it from health professionals. Opposition is often based on self‐interest, tunnel vision and theory rather than research. A historical perspective of the patterns of objections to fortification and its outcomes may help resolve the anxieties and opposing ethical positions of advocates and opponents of fortification.