期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2018
卷号：25
期号：1
页码：82-86
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1230670
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction and objective. Ensuring the adequate intake of micronutrients by populations is an important aspect ofpublic health. This study aims to elucidate the process of setting nutrition recommendations and the development ofsubsequent policies associated with micronutrients in Poland by using the case study of folate.Materials and method. The study was based on 13 interviews conducted between October 2010 – February 2011, anddesk research comprising a review of the associated scientific literature and relevant documents, such as scientific opinionsand reports of the meetings of scientific committees. The interviews were conducted within the EURRECA (EURopeanmicronutrient RECommendations Aligned) Network of Excellence in the frame of the European Union’s 6th FrameworkProgramme.Results. Since 1997, the Experts Group of the Ministry of Health recommended that all women of childbearing age shouldconsume folic acid as a supplement to prevent neural tube defects in their offspring. The fortification of foodstuffs withfolic acid is not obligatory. This study describes the revision of the folate nutrient recommendation and the process bywhich strategies to increase the intake of this vitamin by the Polish population were identified. The institution responsiblefor the choice and implementation of folate policy is the Ministry of Health and the National Food and Nutrition Instituteis responsible for setting/updating the nutrient recommendations.Conclusions. The current Polish nutrition recommendations for folate are consistent with the levels set by most othercountries. The constant improvement of nutritional knowledge on folate among consumers, especially young women, isnecessary.
关键词：micronutrients; nutrition policy; public health; folate
