Campaign to Boost Folic Acid

September 16, 2008: 05:02 PM EST

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the national Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) are running a campaign to promote awareness of the health benefits of folic acid. Code-named “Commitment”, the project aims to spread the word about the need for women to take a daily multivitamin containing 400 micrograms of folic acid. The message is being particularly targeted to women preparing to get married, the logic being that they may become pregnant “sooner than [they] think”. Folate, which is found in foods such as green leafy vegetables, chickpeas and lentils, has been linked to a reduced rate of a specific birth defect that affects the development of the spinal cord and central nervous system. All grain products in the US and Canada have been fortified with folic acid – the synthetic, bio-available form of folate – since 1998. The CRN is a supplement trade organization.

Lorraine Heller, "Folic Acid gets Another Awareness Boost", APFoodTechnology, September 16, 2008, © Decision News Media

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