A comprehensive evaluation of food fortification with folic acid for the primary prevention of neural tube defects
โ Scribed by Shiliang Liu; Roy West; Edward Randell; Linda Longerich; Kathleen Steel O'Connor; Helen Scott; Marian Crowley; Angeline Lam; Victor Prabhakaran; Catherine McCourt
- Book ID
- 115009720
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 302 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1471-2393
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Thirty years ago, researchers suggested that maternal intake of certain vitamins during pregnancy affected the incidence of serious birth defects. Since then, two randomized controlled trials and several observational studies have proven that if women take folic acid during the periconceptional peri
## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Since the publication of randomized controlled trials demonstrating the prevention of neural tube defects (NTDs) with periconceptional folate, several Australian states have promoted an increase in periconceptional use of folic acid supplements. Since 1996, voluntary fort