| Folic acid food fortification in Canada. | |
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PMID: 15298446 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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By January 1998, most Canadian cereal grains (e.g., white flour) were being fortified with folic acid, with a large percentage being fortified by mid-1997. This was in compliance with both American and Canadian mandatory fortification deadlines of January and November 1998, respectively. It was estimated that between 0.1 to 0.2 mg of additional synthetic folic acid per day would be provided through this initiative, the goal of which was to lower the rate of neural tube defects (NTD). The current report outlines some of the changes to the health status of Canadians in relation to its folic acid food fortification initiative. |
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Authors:
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Joel G Ray |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Nutrition reviews Volume: 62 ISSN: 0029-6643 ISO Abbreviation: Nutr. Rev. Publication Date: 2004 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-08-09 Completed Date: 2004-08-25 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376405 Medline TA: Nutr Rev Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: S35-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jray515445@aol.com |
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Canada
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epidemiology Folic Acid / administration & dosage* Folic Acid Deficiency / prevention & control* Food, Fortified* Humans Neural Tube Defects / epidemiology, prevention & control |
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59-30-3/Folic Acid |
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