Open AccessFolic Acid Intake and Spina Bifida in the Era of Dietary Folic Acid Fortification
Author(s) -
Katherine A. Ahrens,
Mahsa M. Yazdy,
Allen A. Mitchell,
Martha M. Werler
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e3182227887
Subject(s) - spina bifida , medicine , fortification , pregnancy , food fortification , odds ratio , folic acid , confounding , gestation , obstetrics , physiology , pediatrics , food science , chemistry , biology , genetics
The US Food and Drug Administration mandated that enriched grain products be fortified with folic acid by 1998. We evaluated whether intake of folic acid from supplements and diet was associated with a reduction in spina bifida in the setting of folic acid fortification.
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