Fortification of Corn Masa Flour With Folic Acid in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11028899 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan R Fleischman (Alan R. Fleischman and Motoko Oinuma are with March of Dimes, White Plains, NY. Alan R. Fleischman is also with the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.), Motoko Oinuma (Alan R. Fleischman and Motoko Oinuma are with March of Dimes, White Plains, NY. Alan R. Fleischman is also with the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1360-1364 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2011.300135 |
| PMID | 21680940 |
| PMCID | PMC3134499 |
| OpenAlex | W2103950969 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 31 |
Food fortification is an effective public health tool for addressing micronutrient deficiencies. The mandatory fortification of enriched cereal grains (e.g., wheat flour) with folic acid, which began in the United States in 1998, is an example of a successful intervention that significantly reduced the rate of neural tube defects (NTDs). However, despite the drop in NTD rates across all racial/ethnic groups after fortification, Hispanics continue to have the highest rates of this condition. One possible way to reduce this disparity is to fortify corn masa flour to increase the overall intake of folic acid in Hispanic women. We present the available evidence in favor of this approach, address possible safety issues, and outline next steps in the fortification of corn masa flour with folic acid in the United States
Biology · Environmental health · folic acid · Food fortification · Fortification · Micronutrient · Population · Public health · Wheat flour · Biotechnology · Esophageal and GI Pathology · Folate and B Vitamins Research · Food Science · Medicine · Trace Elements in Health
Blood folate concentrations among women of childbearing age by race/ethnicity and acculturation, NHANES 2001–2010
Nutritional status as assessed by nutrient intakes and biomarkers among women of childbearing age – is the burden of nutrient inadequacies growing in America
Fortification of bakery and corn masa–based foods in Mexico and dietary intake of folic acid and folate in Mexican national survey data
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2019 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |