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Studies conducted at University of Toronto on women's health recently published

Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 17th, 2008

"Vitamin B12 deficiency may be an independent risk factor for neural tube defects ( NTD). We determined the prevalence of biochemical B12 deficiency (< 125 pmol/ l) among 10 622 Ontarian women aged 15 - 46 years who underwent concomitant testing of serum bhCG and B12 9 years after the implementation of Canadian folic acid flour fortification," researchers in Toronto, Canada report.

"The overall prevalence of biochemical B12 deficiency was 7.4%. Relative to non- pregnant women, the adjusted odds ratio ( 95% confidence interval) of biochemical B12 deficiency was 0.78 ( 0.60 - 1.0) among women pregnant 28 days gestation or less and was 1.4 ( 1.1 - 1.8) after 28 days...

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