Folic acid food fortification-its history, effect, concerns, and future directions.

Crider, Krista S; Bailey, Lynn B; Berry, Robert J

Crider, Krista S; Bailey, Lynn B; Berry, Robert J.

Affiliation

Crider KS; The Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA. kvc3@cdc.gov

Nutrients ; 3(3): 370-84, 2011 03.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22254102

Subject(s)

Diet; Folic Acid/therapeutic use; Food, Fortified; Neural Tube Defects/prevention & control; Pregnancy Outcome; Prenatal Care; Vitamin B Complex/therapeutic use; Female; Folic Acid/adverse effects; Folic Acid/history; Food, Fortified/adverse effects; Food, Fortified/history; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Humans; Neural Tube Defects/history; Pregnancy; Prenatal Care/history; Prenatal Care/legislation & jurisprudence; Vitamin B Complex/adverse effects; Vitamin B Complex/history

Key words

cancer; epigenetics; flour fortification; folic acid; neural tube defects

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Prenatal Care / Vitamin B Complex / Pregnancy Outcome / Food, Fortified / Diet / Folic Acid / Neural Tube Defects Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Language: En Journal: Nutrients Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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