A new law will see flour boosted with folic acid to protect hundreds of babies against serious disabilities every year in ...
A deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can increase the risk of serious problems for babies, known as neural tube ...
Bread and flour will be fortified with an essential vitamin in a bid to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies ...
Scientists comment on a government announcement that wheat flour must be fortified with folic acid from the end of 2026. Prof Sir Nicholas Wald FRS FMedSci, Professor of Preventive Medicine at ...
Extra ingredient to be added to all bread to help prevent birth defects - A deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can ...
Bread and flour will be fortified with a vital vitamin in an effort to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies ...
The most common neural tube defects are spina bifida, when the spine does not develop properly, and anencephaly, when a baby is born without parts of the brain and skull. It is recommended that ...