Large -scale wheat flour folic acid fortification program increases plasma folate levels among women of reproductive age in urban Tanzania.

Large -scale wheat flour folic acid fortification program increases plasma folate levels among women of reproductive age in urban Tanzania.

There is widespread vitamin and mineral deficiency problem in Tanzania with known deficiencies of at least vitamin A, iron, folate and zinc, resulting in lasting negative consequences especially on maternal health, cognitive development and thus the nation's economic potential. Folate deficienc...

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Main Authors: Ramadhani A Noor, Ajibola I Abioye, Nzovu Ulenga, Salum Msham, George Kaishozi, Nilupa S Gunaratna, Ramadhani Mwiru, Erin Smith, Christina Nyhus Dhillon, Donna Spiegelman, Wafaie Fawzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5552223?pdf=render

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