Concentrations of blood folate in Brazilian studies prior to and after fortification of wheat and cornmeal (maize flour) with folic acid: a review

BACKGROUND: In July 2004, the Brazilian Ministry of Health through the National Health Surveillance Agency made the fortification of wheat flour and cornmeal (maize flour) with iron and folic acid mandatory, with the intention of reducing the rate of diseases such as neural tube defects. OBJECTI...

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Published in:	Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Main Authors:	Jéssica Carrilho Britto, Rodolfo Cançado, Elvira Maria Guerra-Shinohara
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2014-07-01
Subjects:	Adult Blood Brazil Food fortification Folic acid
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842014000400275&lng=en&tlng=en

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