Provincial dietary intake study (PDIS) : micronutrient intakes of children in a representative/random sample of 1- to <10-year-old children in two economically active and urbanized provinces in South Africa

CITATION: Senekal M, et al. 2020. Provincial Dietary Intake Study (PDIS): Micronutrient Intakes of Children in a Representative/Random Sample of 1- to <10-Year-Old Children in Two Economically Active and Urbanized Provinces in South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(16). doi:10.3390/ijerph17165924The original publication is available at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerphIn 1999, the National Food Consumption Survey found serious risk of dietary deficiency for a number of micronutrients in 1- to 9-year-old children in South Africa. To address these shortfalls, fortification with vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folic acid, iron and zinc of maize meal and bread flour was made mandatory in 2003. The aim of this study was to examine micronutrient intakes of 1- to