Food producers in Northern Ireland will have to add folic acid to non-wholemeal flour by law from 2026. The Department of ...

The Department of Health has introduced legislation that will see folic acid added to non-wholemeal flour in Northern Ireland ...

Folic acid is to be added to non-wholemeal flour in the north in a bid to boost the health of newborn babies. The move, which ...

Folic acid is a B vitamin found in vitamin supplements. In food, it is called folate. Folic acid helps you make healthy new cells. Early in pregnancy, folic acid helps the baby’s spine and brain to ...

Nurses have been urged to continue to promote the importance of folic acid supplementations following fortification of flour.

New legislation will require millers and flour producers to fortify non-wholemeal wheat flour with folic acid from the end of ...

Referred to as folic acid or folate, this essential B vitamin stimulates cell development, facilitates DNA synthesis, and assists in producing red blood cells. It is notably important for pregnant ...

Bread and flour will be fortified with an essential vitamin in a bid to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies ...

THE daily dietary requirement for folic acid is unknown, as is the minimal dose of folic acid that will induce hematologic response in a patient with folic acid deficiency. However, it has ...

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Mothers-to-be who take folic acid supplements are more likely to have twins, say researchers. Many use the vitamin before and during pregnancy to reduce the risk of their babies being born with ...