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Neural tube defects prevalence does not increase aftermodification of the folic acid fortification program in Chile
(2022)
Background:In 2000, Chile’s Ministry of Health mandated fortification ofwheat flour with folic acid at a concentration of 2.2 mg/kg to prevent neuraltube defects (NTDs), resulting in a 50% reduction in NTD prevalence. ...
Folate and Pregnancy, current concepts. It is required folic acid supplementation ?
(Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría, 2017)
Folate intake during pregnancy is essential for an adequate fetal and placental development, as well as for the long-term health condition. Because folate deficiency may induce fetal pathologies, including neural tube ...
Effects of folic acid fortification on orofacial clefts prevalence: a meta-analysis
(Cambridge University Press, 2017)
Objective: Orofacial clefts (OFC) are the most prevalent craniofacial birth defect. Folic acid (FA) supplementation has been demonstrated as an effective intervention to reduce risk of OFC occurrence. However, the effect ...
Folic acid flour fortification: Impact on the frequencies of 52 congenital anomaly types in three South American countries
(Wiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2010-10)
The aim of the present investigation was to search for a reduction in birth prevalence estimates of 52 selected types of congenital anomalies, associated with folic acid fortification programs in Chile, Argentina, and ...
Folic acid fortification of wheat flour: Chile
(INT LIFE SCIENCES INST NORTH AMERICA, 2004-06)
Neural tube defects (open spina bifida, anencephaly, and encephalocele) represent the first congenital malformations to be preventable through public health measures such as supplementation and/or food fortification with ...
Cleft lip/palate and flour fortification with folic acid in chile. An exploratory study Fisuras labio-palatinas y fortificación de la harina con ácido fólico en Chile
(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2016)
© 2016, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All right reserved.Background: The effect of food fortification with folic acid on the incidence of lip-palate fissures (FLP) is under discussion. Aim: To calculate the rate of hospital ...
Preventing birth defects, saving lives, and promoting health equity: an urgent call to action for universal mandatory food fortification with folic acid
(The Lancet Global Health, 2022)
July 20, 2021 marked the 30th anniversary of the publication of the landmark trial by the British Medical Research Council showing unequivocally that maternal intake of folic acid (vitamin B9) starting before pregnancy ...
Effects of folic acid fortification in the rates of malformations at birth in Chile
(2007)
Background: The effects of folic acid fortification on neural tube defects is well known. Other reports show a beneficial effect of the fortification on orofacial clefts, urinary malformations and defects caused by limb ...
Effects of folic acid fortification on spina bifida prevalence in Brazil
(Wiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2011-09)
Background: To assess spina bifida birth prevalence changes after folic acid fortification of wheat and maize flours began in Brazil in June 2004. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of Brazilian live births in 2004 and 2006. ...