UK introduces folic acid fortification of flour to prevent neural tube defects

Lancet. 2021 Oct 2;398(10307):1199-1201. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02134-6. Epub 2021 Sep 22.

Author

Paul Haggarty¹

Affiliation

¹ Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK. Electronic address: p.haggarty@abdn.ac.uk.

PMID: 34562392
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02134-6

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Female
Flour*
Folic Acid / administration & dosage*
Food, Fortified*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Neural Tube Defects / epidemiology
Neural Tube Defects / prevention & control*
Pregnancy
United Kingdom / epidemiology

Substances

Folic Acid