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Modeling shows high potential of folic acid-fortified salt to accelerate global prevention of major neural tube defects.

Vijaya KancherlaBecky TsangKaustubh WaghMeredith DixonGodfrey P Oakley
Published in: Birth defects research (2020)
Our evidence-based model shows that there is high potential to prevent FAP SBA using folic acid-fortified iodized salt. Prevention will reach countries where there is a limited reach of centrally processed folic acid-fortified wheat or maize flour. If this intervention is made feasible by the salt industry, it can accelerate the prevention of FAP SBA significantly.
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  • human health