Fortify foods to cut defects, Govt urged

A leading health specialist has called on the Government to fortify foods with folic acid.

Tue, 09 Sep, 2003 - 16:21

A leading health specialist has called on the Government to fortify foods with folic acid.

The Master of the Coombe Women's Hospital said it would help to reduce the number of babies born with Spina Bifida and other neural tube defects, which affects 1 or 2 in every thousand births.

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