The Effect of Folic Acid Fortification on Plasma Folate and Total Homocysteine Concentrations
- 13 May 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 340 (19), 1449-1454
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199905133401901
Abstract
In 1996, the Food and Drug Administration issued a regulation requiring all enriched grain products to be fortified with folic acid to reduce the risk of neural-tube defects in newborns. Fortification (140 μg per 100 g) began in 1996, and the process was essentially complete by mid-1997.Keywords
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