Predicted contribution of folic acid fortification of corn masa flour to the usual folic acid intake for the US population: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2004

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 305-315

  Hamner, Heather C ^a   Mulinare, Joseph ^a   Cogswell, Mary E ^a   Flores, Alina L ^a   Boyle, Coleen A ^a   Prue, Christine E ^a   Wang, Chia Yih ^b   Carriquiry, Alicia L ^c   Devine, Owen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORN; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; YOUNG ADULT; ZEA MAYS;

TETRAGASTRIS BALSAMIFERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58149392356     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26331     Document Type: Article

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