Folic acid intake from fortification in United States exceeds predictions

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2792-2798

  Choumenkovitch, Silvina F ^a   Selhub, Jacob ^b   Wilson, Peter W F ^a   Rader, Jeanne I ^a,b   Rosenberg, Irwin H ^b   Jacques, Paul F ^a,c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Folate; Folate intake; Folic acid; Fortification; Humans

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRIENT; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0036713531     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.9.2792     Document Type: Article

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