Food Nutr Bull
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Production of rice and wheat increased dramatically in India over the past decades, with reduced proportion of coarse cereals in the food supply. ⋯ Loss of coarse cereals in the Indian diet has substantially reduced iron intake without compensation from other food groups, particularly in states where rice rather than wheat replaced coarse cereals. Increased consumption of coarse cereals could reduce anemia prevalence in Indian women along with other interventions.