scholarly journals Estimating the impact of mandatory folic acid fortification on the folic acid intake of Australian women of childbearing age

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 442-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica K. Emmett ◽  
Mark Lawrence ◽  
Malcolm Riley
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Folic Acid Intake ◽  
Folic Acid Fortification ◽  
Acid Intake ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Usual folic acid intakes: a modelling exercise assessing changes in the amount of folic acid in foods and supplements, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003–2008

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1216-1227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah C Tinker ◽  
Mary E Cogswell ◽  
Heather C Hamner ◽  
Robert J Berry
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
National Health ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Folic Acid Intake ◽  
Acid Intake ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Intake Level

AbstractObjectiveThe USA currently fortifies enriched cereal grain products (ECGP) with folic acid at 140 μg/100 g. In addition, folic acid can be voluntarily added to ready-to-eat cereals (RTEC) up to 400 μg/serving and it is found in many dietary supplements, most often at a dose of 400 μg. We sought to model folic acid intake under various fortification and supplementation scenarios.DesignThe National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey is a population-based cross-sectional survey representative of the non-institutionalized, civilian US population. Information on folic acid intake is collected in two 24 h dietary recalls and survey questions on dietary supplement use, which allows estimation of usual total folic acid intake. We modelled five different levels of folic acid fortification in ECGP, while varying the amounts in RTEC and dietary supplements.SettingUnited States.SubjectsUS adults (n 14 353) aged ≥19 years; non-pregnant women of childbearing age (n 4272).ResultsThe percentage of adults with usual daily folic acid intake above the tolerable upper intake level of 1000 μg was influenced more by the typical amount in supplements, while the median intake was influenced more by the ECGP fortification level. By manipulating the amount in at least two sources, it was possible to shift the distribution such that more women of childbearing age consumed the recommended intake of 400 μg of folic acid without increasing the percentage of adults with intake above the tolerable upper intake level. The results varied among population subgroups.ConclusionsOur results suggest that combined strategies are required to meet population recommendations for folic acid intake.

Folic acid intake for prevention of birth defects among women of childbearing age in West Virginia

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monira Alwhaibi, PhD ◽  
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Rahul Garg, M Pharm ◽  
Nilanjana Dwibedi, PhD ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
West Virginia ◽  
Birth Defects ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Folic Acid Intake ◽  
Acid Intake

scholarly journals Folic Acid Fortification and Women’s Folate Levels in Selected Communities in Brazil - A First Look

2014 ◽  
Vol 84 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 286-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hrishikesh Chakraborty ◽  
Kwame A. Nyarko ◽  
Norman Goco ◽  
Janet Moore ◽  
Danilo Moretti-Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Folate Intake ◽  
Serum Folate ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Folate Supplementation ◽  
Folic Acid Fortification ◽  
Folic Acid Supplements ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Reproductive Aged Women

Abstract. Background: Several countries have implemented mandatory folic acid fortification of wheat flour and selected grain products to increase the folate intake of reproductive-aged women. Brazil implemented a folic acid fortification program in 2004. No previous studies have examined folate differences among Brazilian women following the mandate. Objective: We evaluate differences in serum and red blood cell (RBC) folate concentrations between two samples of women of childbearing age from selective communities in Brazil, one tested before (N = 116) and the other after the mandate (N = 240). Methods: We compared the baseline folate levels of women enrolled in a prevention study shortly before the fortification mandate was implemented, to baseline levels of women from the same communities enrolled in the same study shortly after fortification began. The participants were women enrolled in a folate supplementation clinical trial, at a hospital specializing in treating craniofacial anomalies in the city of Bauru from January 29, 2004 to April 27, 2005. We only compared baseline folate levels before the women received oral cleft prevention program (OCPP) folic acid supplements. Results: Women enrolled after the fortification mandate had higher means of serum folate (20.3 versus 11.2 nmol/L; p < 0.001) and RBC folate (368.3 versus 177.6 nmol/L; p < 0.001) than women enrolled before the mandate. Differences in folate levels between the two groups remained after adjusting for several co-variables. Conclusions: The results suggest that serum and RBC folate levels among women of childbearing age increased after implementing the folic acid fortification mandate in Brazil.

scholarly journals Estimates of Total Dietary Folic Acid Intake in the Australian Population Following Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification of Bread

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacinta Dugbaza ◽  
Judy Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Wheat Flour ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Folic Acid Intake ◽  
Australian Population ◽  
Folic Acid Fortification ◽  
Dietary Folate ◽  
Acid Intake ◽  
June July

Mandatory folic acid fortification of wheat flour for making bread was implemented in Australia in September 2009, to improve the dietary folate status of women of child-bearing age, and help reduce the incidence of neural tube defects in the population. This paper presents estimates of folic acid intake in the target population and other subgroups of the Australian population following implementation of the mandatory folic acid fortification standard. In June/July 2010 one hundred samples from seven bread categories were purchased from around the country and individually analysed for the amount of folic acid they contained. A modification to the triple enzyme microbiological method was used to measure folic acid in the individual bread samples. The folic acid analytical values together with national food consumption data were used to generate estimates of the population’s folic acid intake from fortified foods. Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s (FSANZ) custom-built dietary modelling program (DIAMOND) was used for the estimates. The mean amount of folic acid found in white bread was 200 μg/100 g which demonstrated that folic-acid-fortified wheat flour was used to bake the bread. The intake estimates indicated an increase in mean folic acid intake of 159 μg per day for the target group. Other sub-groups of the population also showed increases in estimated mean daily intake of folic acid.

scholarly journals The impact of folic acid intake on the association among diabetes mellitus, obesity, and spina bifida

2013 ◽  
Vol 209 (3) ◽  
pp. 239.e1-239.e8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha E. Parker ◽  
Mahsa M. Yazdy ◽  
Sarah C. Tinker ◽  
Allen A. Mitchell ◽  
Martha M. Werler
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Folic Acid ◽  
Spina Bifida ◽  
Folic Acid Intake ◽  
Acid Intake ◽  
The Impact
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