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Diet & Nutrition
Industry group promotes eating foods enriched in folic acid before pregnancy
February 5th, 2006
During January - which is Birth Defects Prevention Month - the Grain Foods Foundation has partnered with the March of Dimes to remind women about the important role that enriched grains play in helping to prevent birth defects. Of the 4 million women who give birth in the U.S. each year, some 3000 babies are born with neural tube defects. Yet some birth defects may be prevented by incorporating folic-acid-rich foods, like enriched grains, into one's diet before getting pregnant. Folic acid is needed for spinal cord development in the first 3-4 weeks of a pregnancy, often before a women even knows she is pregnant. Foods made from enriched white flour - especially bread -...
Source: Women's Health Law Weekly (2006-02-05)
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