Abstract
In a rural Negro population subsisting on a predominantly maize meal diet, the incidence of folate deficiency was 43.8% in nonanaemic women in late pregnancy, 32.1% in nonpregnant women, and 18.6% in adult males. More than one third of all subjects older than 60 were deficient. No instance of unequivocal vitamin B 12 deficiency was revealed in 431 subjects sampled, and it is considered that the hazards of giving a small daily dose of folic acid in this population are negligible. These findings warrant food fortification with folic acid in this and similar population groups.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 471-476 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 5 |
State | Published - 1975 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Food Science