As of tomorrow, all non-organic bread-making wheat flour in New Zealand will be fortified with folic acid. The supplement has […]
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Mandatory folic acid in bread to reduce birth defects – Expert Reaction
All non-organic bread-making wheat flour in New Zealand will be fortified with folic acid within the next two years. The supplement […]
Continue readingFolate-autism link research questioned – Expert reaction
Independent experts are unconvinced by unpublished research reporting a link between expecting mothers’ levels of folate – a vitamin pregnant […]
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Adding folic acid to foods is back on the table — here’s a chance to get your head around it. […]
Continue readingVitamin B12 and neural tube defects
A study published in the Pediatrics journal this month suggests that vitamin B12 may be an important nutrient in preventing […]
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