Recommendations for folate intake in women: implications for public health strategies Recomendações para ingestão de folato por mulheres: implicações para as estratégias de saúde pública

Folate deficiency has been associated with anemia and other adverse outcomes in pregnancy such as neural tube defects. The current recommendations for prevention of such outcomes are difficult to achieve through diet only, and folic acid supplementation and food fortification are feasible public hea...

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Main Authors: Lana Carneiro Almeida, Marly Augusto Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2010-11-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2010001100003