The French and their vitamin B12 fortified brioche for the elderly

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On 17 August 2018 the check out worthy Food Fortification Initiative (FFI) reported in Twitter that the government in France now provides "free" (covered by health insurance) vitamin B12 fortified (non-vegan) bread for malnourished people, including malnourished elderly persons.

Maybe this is a fist step to more widespread vitamin B12 fortification in Europe (?). 

 FFI cites the following article ("French government provides nutrient-enriched bread to the malnourished" by Will Chu, 7 August 2018) on the website nutraingredients.com.

“France is to offer brioche [NOT VEGAN] bread as a health supplement to its elderly population amongst others as the country’s welfare system agrees to cover the cost of the program expected to roll out in October. 

G-Nutrition, a bread fortified with vitamins, calcium, selenium as well as protein, is to be made available in chemists this autumn. It is currently available to buy online priced at €16 for 12 loaves and €36 for a pack of 30 loaves.

Developed by the Cerelab laboratories in partnership with Nutrisens, the team told French newspaper Le Figaro​​ that “This food is recommended in the following situations: increased protein needs of the elderly and/or malnourished, in the case of a pathology (cancer, HIV ...) or muscle wasting”.​

Currently available in vanilla or chocolate flavour, the bread is specifically fortified with vitamins B12, B6 and B9, as well as calcium and selenium.

Protein content (whey) [OH NO!] has been boosted to 13.4g for a 65g G-Nutrition brioche roll. This value covers 20% of the Recommended Dietary Intake and is hailed as an effective way to tackle weight loss.

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G-Nutrition has been five years in development and is the result of a research program that began in 2008 […]

[…] an improvement in plasma levels of selenium and vitamin B12, […].

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“In addition, vitamin B9, B2, D, B6, and B12 values ​​increased while those of homocysteine, a marker of chronic inflammation, decreased in the G-Nutrition group. CRP, a marker of acute inflammation, also decreased.”​

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Currently available without a prescription, G-Nutrition joins the list of products reimbursable by Social Security.

The decree of 9 July 2018 published in the Official Journal​​ states in detail its use as a “ready-to-use solid special diet food for medical purposes, packaged in individual breads of 65 grams.”​

The decree adds that health insurance will cover the bread’s costs until July 31, 2023.”





Can someone please give/send me some vegan brioche?