Reduction in neural-tube defects after folic acid fortification in Canada.

By P. De Wals, Fassiatou Tairou, M. V. Van Allen, S. Uh, R. Lowry, B. Sibbald, J. Evans, M. C. Van den Hof, Pamela Zimmer, M. Crowley and 3 more. New England Journal of Medicine, 2007

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Subfields: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Rheumatology

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• Is folic acid good for everyone? (2008, background): “We do not challenge the established benefits of fortification with folic acid in the prevention of neural tube defects (2, 3), but we would like to ask a different question: Is the benefit to the relatively few mothers and children sufficient justification for exposing the entire population to an in”
• The prevalence of congenital anomalies in Europe. (2010, background): “Many countries outside Europe have introduced mandatory folic acid fortification of staple foods [ 12 ], in order to overcome the problems associated with prevention by supplementation.”