Increased red cell folate concentrations in women of reproductive age after Canadian folic acid food fortification [4]

Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 238-240

  Ray, Joel G ^a   Vermeulen, Marian J ^a   Boss, Sheila C ^a   Cole, David E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; CANADA; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIET RESTRICTION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0036172584     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200203000-00026     Document Type: Letter

References (11)

1. Folate status and neural tube defects
2. Trends in serum folate after food fortification
3. The effect of folic acid fortification on plasma folate and total homocysteine concentrations
4. Fortification with low amounts of folic acid makes a significant difference in folate status in young women: Implications for the prevention of neural tube defects
5. A common variant in methionine synthase reductase combined with low cobalamin (vitamin B12) increases risk for spina bifida
6. An Ontario-wide study of vitamin B12, serum folate, and red cell folate levels in relation to plasma homocysteine is a preventable public health issue on the rise?
7. Biochemical indices of vitamin B12 nutrition in pregnant patients with subnormal serum vitamin B12 levels
8. Homocysteine and methylmalonic acid as indicators of folate and vitamin B12 deficiency in pregnancy
9. Vitamin B-12 status of long-term adherents of a strict uncooked vegan diet ("living food diet") is compromised
10. Let's increase folic acid fortification and include vitamin B-12
11. How safe are folic acid supplements?