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) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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Prevention of folate deficiency by food fortification. IV. Identification of target groups in addition to pregnant women in an adult rural population. / Colman, N.; Barker, E. A.; Barker, M.; Green, Ralph; Metz, J.
In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 28, No. 5, 1975, p. 471-476.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Prevention of folate deficiency by food fortification. IV. Identification of target groups in addition to pregnant women in an adult rural population
AU - Colman, N.
AU - Barker, E. A.
AU - Barker, M.
AU - Green, Ralph
AU - Metz, J.
PY - 1975
Y1 - 1975
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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VL - 28
SP - 471
EP - 476
JO - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
JF - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
SN - 0002-9165
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