Fortification of PDS rice to stem nutrient deficiency unnecessary: paper

Focus should instead be more on diversified diets to address the problem, it says

As the Centre looks to expand its programme on the fortification of rice distributed through the Public Distribution System (PDS) to address chronic anemia and micro-nutrient deficiency, around 18 experts in a recent paper have argued that programme ignores the central role of balanced and diverse diet in addressing a variety of nutritional problems of India.

Advocating extreme caution while going ahead with the programme, the authors said that the new nutrient recommendations of the Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) show that a diverse natural diet is adequate to meet the normal micronutrient need