Folic acid and iodine in bread making difference Source: AAP
A new study has found the mandatory introduction of folic acid and iodine to bread has brought significant health benefits to Australians. The rates of spina bifida and other neural birth defects in Australian babies have declined since the introduction in 2009. A review of the program has found the rate of neural-tube defects among teenagers has decreased by almost 55 per cent and by 74 per cent among Aboriginal women.
A new study has found the mandatory introduction of folic acid and iodine to bread has brought significant health benefits to Australians. The rates of spina bifida and other neural birth defects in Australian babies have declined since the introduction in 2009. A review of the program has found the rate of neural-tube defects among teenagers has decreased by almost 55 per cent and by 74 per cent among Aboriginal women.
