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VIEW ARTICLE Future Prospects for the Analysis of Bioactive Components in Cereal Grain J. L. Ward and P. R. Shewry. Centre for Crop Genetic Research, Rothamsted Research, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Cereal Foods World 55(2):71-75. This article is modified from Chapter 20 of the new AACC International PRESS title, HEALTHGRAIN Methods: Analysis of Bioactive Components in Small Grain Cereals. The HEALTHGRAIN program is one of several initiatives to increase the consumption and benefits of wholegrain cereals at the international, national, and local levels. Perhaps the most important of these is the HarvestPlus program of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), which includes increasing iron, zinc, and provitamin A in wheat among a range of targets to improve the nutrition of the poor, particularly those in developing countries (www.harvestplus.org) (11). In contrast, the EU FP6 HEALTHGRAIN project (2005–2010) (www.healthgrain.org) focuses on health benefits for consumers in developed countries, including reduced incidences of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain types of cancer.
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