Circulating folic acid in plasma: relation to folic acid fortification
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Persistent circulating unmetabolised folic acid in a setting of liberal voluntary folic acid fortification. Implications for further mandatory fortification?
BACKGROUND Ireland is an example of a country that has extensive voluntary fortification with folic acid. After a public consultation process, in 2006, the Food Safety Authority in Ireland FSAI 1 recommended mandatory fortification. However due to safety considerations this decision is now on hold. Before mandatory fortification goes ahead, existing levels of unmetabolised folic acid and their ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/88.3.763