Folic acid & iodine fortification

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Last updated: 28 Jun 2016

Author: AIHW

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2016). Folic acid & iodine fortification. Canberra: AIHW.

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Mandatory folic acid and iodine fortification of bread resulted in increased levels of folic acid and iodine in the food supply, increased folic acid and iodine intakes, a decreased rate of neural tube defects in Australia, and improved iodine status in the general populations in Australia and New Zealand.

Findings from this report:

Neural tube defects fell by 14% following mandatory folic acid fortification of bread in Australia
Iodine intakes in children aged 2–3 increased by 29% following mandatory iodine fortification of bread in Australia
Neural tube defects in Indigenous women fell by 74% following mandatory folic acid fortification of bread in Australia
Iodine intakes in women aged 16–44 increased by 52% following mandatory iodine fortification of bread in Australia

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