Riboflavin Deficiency Is Highly Prevalent in Females and Children across High and Low/Middle Income Countries Worldwide
Riboflavin deficiency is highly prevalent in females and children across many regions worldwide. Given the wide-ranging adverse health consequences of deficiency, population-based strategies to improve riboflavin status in both LMICs and HICs are urgently needed.
Authors
- Leane Hoey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3349-2155)
- H. McNulty
- Kyly C. Whitfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8315-8927)
- Liadhan McAnena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5127-5731)
- Crystal D Karakochuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1025-2194)
- Sengchanh Kounnavong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5766-5941)
- Tim Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0667-4300)
- Nelly Birungi
- Pere Cavallé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5683-7219)
- Guy-Marino Hinnouho
- Lorna Cox
- Janette Walton
- Parveen Bhatti
- Yvonne Lamers
- Albert Flynn
- Maeve A. Kerr
- Ryan Barlow
- Ann Prentice
- Tabasum Makhdoomi
- Kristina Pentieva
- Catherine Hughes
- Damon A Parkington
- Michelle Murphy
- JJ Strain
- Harry R Jarrett
- Adrian McCann
- Mary Ward
Institutions
- United Nations Children's Fund (US)
- University of Ulster (GB)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- MRC Human Nutrition Research (GB)
- Mount Saint Vincent University (CA)
- University College Cork (IE)
- Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (ES)
- Munster Technological University (IE)
- Ministry of Health (LA)
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (AU)
- Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus (ES)
- MRC Epidemiology Unit (GB)
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (ES)
- ICF International (United States) (US)
- Medical Research Council (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nutrition
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.101277
- Primary Topic
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- National Institutes of Health
- Directorate for Biological Sciences
- University of California, Davis
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre