Impact of Voluntary Folic Acid Fortification of Corn Masa Flour on RBC Folate Concentrations in the U.S. (NHANES 2011-2018)

Surveillance data have highlighted continued disparities in neural tube defects (NTDs) by race-ethnicity in the United States. Starting in 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized voluntary folic acid fortification of corn masa flour to reduce the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) am...

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Published in:	Nutrients 2021-04, Vol.13 (4), p.1325
Main Authors:	Wang, Arick, Rose, Charles E, Qi, Yan Ping, Williams, Jennifer L, Pfeiffer, Christine M, Crider, Krista S
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Acculturation Acids Age Birth defects Cereals Corn corn masa Crystal defects Dietary supplements Education Erythrocytes Flour Folic acid Food fortification Food intake Fortified foods Hispanic Americans Households Interviews Masa Minority & ethnic groups Neural tube defects NTDs Nutrition Ratios Red blood cells Response rates Risk Risk reduction Vegetables Vitamin B Womens health
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