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- Title
Efficacy of Canadian folic acid food fortification.
- Authors
Ray, Joel G.
- Abstract
Canada mandated that cereal grains, especially white flour, be fortified with folic acid by mid-1998. Between 0.1 and 0.2 mg of additional synthetic folic acid per day has been provided through this initiative. The current paper describes how this took place, and the epidemiological effects that occurred in the Canadian population, including higher blood folate levels and a decline in the prevalence of neural tube defects.
- Subjects
CANADA; CEREAL grasses; POPULATION; FLOUR; HYPERTENSION; FOLIC acid; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PUBLIC health; NEURAL tube
- Publication
Food & Nutrition Bulletin, 2008, Vol 29, pS225
- ISSN
0379-5721
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/15648265080292S127