Should bread be fortified with folic acid? Cultura Creative (RF)/Alamy Stock Photo
It sounds simple. Taking supplements of folic acid before conception and in early pregnancy can of a fetus developing a neural tube defect (NTD) – when the spinal cord or brain doesn’t develop properly – that can result in spina bifida or anencephaly.
And yet, advising women who might become pregnant to do this hasn’t been effective at reducing NTDs in the UK and Europe; supplements probably need to be taken before conception to be effective and not all pregnancies are planned. Fortunately, there…
