Folic Acid: Mandatory Fortification May Be Unnecessary
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - 09:21
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, has found that most already get enough folic acid from voluntarily fortified foods.