Folic acid levels in some food staples in Ireland are on the decline: Implications for passive folic acid intakes?

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 265-269

  Kelly, F ^a,b   Gibney, E R ^b   Boilson, A ^a   Staines, A ^a   Sweeney, M R ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Food and nutrition; Public health

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ANALYSIS; BREAD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD; FOOD GRAIN; FOOD PACKAGING; FORTIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; IRELAND; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

BREAD; EDIBLE GRAIN; FOLIC ACID; FOOD; FOOD LABELING; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; IRELAND; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 84979300718     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv025     Document Type: Article

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