In the UK, flour is already fortified with calcium carbonate, iron ... although it is important that women who are pregnant ...

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

In Nepal’s lowland Terai region, women can face malnutrition during pregnancy — with potentially serious consequences. A ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

The NHS explains: "Taking too many vitamin D supplements over a long period of time can cause too much calcium to build up in ...