Ladakh’s geography and harsh climate means the people are deprived of essential produce for months, leading to micronutrient ...

Flour is already fortified with calcium, niacin, thiamine and iron to improve public health. The move to include folic acid ...

The government announced new measures this week, to help prevent conditions including spina bifida by adding folic acid to ...

Doctors have found a link between proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such as omeprazole and the resurgence of scurvy, a Victorian ...

Scurvy is a disease caused by a serious vitamin C deficiency and scientists claim it could be linked to medicines for ...

Folic acid fortification will be introduced in the UK to help reduce the number of life-threatening birth defects in babies ...

Folic acid will be added to non-wholemeal flour from the end of 2026 to prevent birth defects, the Government has announced.

Adding folic acid to flour could prevent around 200 cases of neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, every year, and ...

A deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can increase the risk of serious problems for babies, known as neural tube ...

Around 200 cases of brain and spine defects in babies every year could be prevented by fortifying non-wholemeal wheat flour ...

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

UK mandates folic acid fortification in non-wholemeal flour by 2026, aiming to prevent 200 birth defects annually such as ...