Folic acid -- mandatory fortification may be unnecessary
Monday, August 17, 2009 - 20:21
in Health & Medicine
Persistently present levels of unmetabolized folic acid found in the population indicate that introducing mandatory food fortification may result in an 'overdosing' effect. A study of blood donors, new mothers and babies, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, has found that most already get enough folic acid from voluntarily fortified foods.