The requirement aims to increase folic acid consumption, particularly among pregnant women from certain demographic groups.

Mom-and-pop shops will be exempt from this change, but big manufacturers in California will need to start adding folic acid ...

"Well over half of neural tube defects can be prevented with sufficient folic acid consumption before conception and in early pregnancy," said senior author Sandi Lam, MD, MBA, Division Head of ...

Here, a dietitian talks us through the science behind the new policy that makes folic acid fortification mandatory in ...

Analysis of U.S. survey data showed that two-thirds of reproductive age women had one or more modifiable risk factors for birth defects. Common risk factors included obesity, folate concentrations ...

California will require folic acid in store‑bought corn tortillas starting next Thursday. Small bakeries are exempt.

Tortillas sold in California are getting a new ingredient addition, in hopes that it will help raise healthier babies.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One study found a reduced risk for neural tube defects when folic acid was used before and during pregnancy. The ...

Meningomyelocele, also commonly known as myelomeningocele, is a type of spina bifida. Spina bifida is a birth defect in which the spinal canal and the backbone don’t close before the baby is born.

Researchers have identified a gene that plays a key role in the formation of neural tube defects, a problem commonly found in infants of pregnant women with diabetes. This is the first time the gene ...

Anencephaly occurs when an infant is born without parts of their brain and skull. It is a severe congenital anomaly, which means that a baby develops anencephaly in the womb. Anencephaly is a ...