Jogi V Pattisapu, Vijayasekhar V Manda, Madhu Narayana Rao Kottakki, Phani Madhavi Kajana, Vijaya Kancherla, Hayagriva Rao Bhaganagarapu, Vigneshwar Veerappan, Achuith Ediga, Venkatesh Mannar, Levente Diosady, Godfrey P Oakley
IMPORTANCE: India has a disproportionately high prevalence of neural tube defects, including spina bifida and anencephaly (SBA), causing a high number of stillbirths, elective pregnancy terminations, and child mortality; India contributes a large proportion of the global burden of SBA. Thirty years after folic acid was shown to be effective in reducing SBA prevalence, only about one-quarter of such births are prevented globally through cereal grain fortification. OBJECTIVE: To determine the association of folic acid-fortified iodized salt with serum folate concentrations among nonpregnant and nonlactating women of reproductive age...
March 4, 2024: JAMA Network Open