Folic Acid Food Fortification in Canada
โ Scribed by Joel G. Ray
- Book ID
- 111435564
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 297 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0029-6643
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## Abstract **BACKGROUND:** Recent studies reported no reduction in the frequency of lipomeningomyelocele (LMMC) in Hawaii and Nova Scotia after the implementation of a folic acid food fortification policy in 1998, while a marked reduction in the prevalence of other NTDs was observed. This study wa
## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: In 1998, fortification of a large variety of cereal products with folic acid became mandatory in Canada. A multicentric study was carried out to assess the impact of this policy on the frequency of NTDs. The present analysis focused on spina bifida. ## METHODS: The stu