Modeling the impact of folic acid fortification and supplementation on red blood cell folate concentrations and predicted neural tube defect risk in the United States: Have we reached optimal prevention?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 1027-1034

  Crider, Krista S ^a   Qi, Yan Ping ^a   Devine, Owen ^a,b   Tinker, Sarah C ^a   Berry, Robert J ^a,c  

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

^b Chestatee Solutions   (United States)

^c G and S Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital anomalies; folate; folic acid; fortification; neural tube defects; public health

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FORTIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85048688427     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy065     Document Type: Article

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