date:Jul 11, 2012
tube defects?
Marshall also pointed out the benefits of folate in terms of reducing neural tube defects (NTDs) in newborns and infants. Using US data it is estimated24 NTDs could be reduced in New Zealand each year.
Smith had indicated in the report that backers of folic acid fortification have exaggerated, highlighting that the current prevalence of neural tube defects in New Zealand is not precisely known and so there is no baseline from which estimates of the effects of folic acid fortific