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I looked it up and this was the first result https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c911/5ad056fc1bb4f257fa610978b27418481845.pdf https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c9

I looked it up and this was the first result https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c911/5ad056fc1bb4f257fa610978b27418481845.pdf https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c911/5ad056fc1bb4f257fa6109... http://www.goldenrice.org/PDFs/Dubock-The_present_status_of_Golden_Rice-2014.pdf http://www.goldenrice.org/PDFs/Dubock-The_present_status_of_... > "In conclusion, each of the studies discussed regarding the effectiveness of golden rice concluded that it was indeed effective at providing vitamin A. " Stone and Glover are saying that the current studies which prove Vitamin A are effective aren't comprehensive enough. However as far as I can tell all the research so far points to golden rice being effective. Stone and Glover later wrote: "IRRI’s own assessment that the rice may augment the already successful nutrition and breastfeeding programs, at least in some ‘‘difficult to reach’’ areas, is plausible." Sound like they are critical of it for many reasons but accept it working as a possibility. https://pages.wustl.edu/files/pages/imce/stone/stone_glover_2016_golden_rice.pdf https://pages.wustl.edu/files/pages/imce/stone/stone_glover_...

makomk 7y ago
The studies concluded that it was effective at providing vitamin A as part of a well-balanced diet that wasn't overly reliant on rice. The controversy is over its effectiveness in severely malnourished kids whose diet is mostly rice, since there's reason to believe its effectiveness - and indeed that of supplementation in general - in providing vitamin A ia heavily dependant on the quality of the rest of the diet. To put it bluntly, proponents of golden rice have been arguing that it's worthwhile because it's just not realistic for poor families to include vegetables in their diets because of expense and logistical difficulties, whilst pointing to a study in which the participants were fed meat (amongst other ingredients) along with their golden rice to prove it works.
- riffraff 7y ago
  IIRC its effectiveness was connected to the availability of fat in the rest of the diet, without which vitamin A was not metabolized effectively.
  - Asooka 7y ago
    Then wouldn't the most effective help for these people be a shipment of butter and multivitamins?
    - mcv 7y ago
      A single shipment is not very effective at anything. They need structural access to better food.

makomk 7y ago

The studies concluded that it was effective at providing vitamin A as part of a well-balanced diet that wasn't overly reliant on rice. The controversy is over its effectiveness in severely malnourished kids whose diet is mostly rice, since there's reason to believe its effectiveness - and indeed that of supplementation in general - in providing vitamin A ia heavily dependant on the quality of the rest of the diet. To put it bluntly, proponents of golden rice have been arguing that it's worthwhile because it's just not realistic for poor families to include vegetables in their diets because of expense and logistical difficulties, whilst pointing to a study in which the participants were fed meat (amongst other ingredients) along with their golden rice to prove it works.

riffraff 7y ago
IIRC its effectiveness was connected to the availability of fat in the rest of the diet, without which vitamin A was not metabolized effectively.
- Asooka 7y ago
  Then wouldn't the most effective help for these people be a shipment of butter and multivitamins?
  - mcv 7y ago
    A single shipment is not very effective at anything. They need structural access to better food.