Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate that's added to some foods to fortify them, such as breads and cereals. Folate deficiency occurs when you have very low amounts of vitamin B9 in your body.

The recipes in your local supermarket’s flour and all of its by-products could be changing in hopes of saving the unborn ...

Vitamin B9, or folate, is vital for DNA synthesis, cell division, red blood cell production, and nerve function. A deficiency ...

Dr Punam warned that a vitamin B12 deficiency is fairly common and can affect anyone at any stage of their life with symptoms ...

UK mandates folic acid fortification in non-wholemeal flour by 2026, aiming to prevent 200 birth defects annually such as ...

The UK government is to press ahead with adding folic acid to flour to try to prevent hundreds of babies each year from being born with neural tube defects. Folic acid deficiency is a leading cause of ...

A deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can increase the risk of serious problems for babies, known as neural tube ...

Folic acid deficiency is a leading cause of neural tube defects, which can cause a large number of serious and debilitating conditions to babies in the womb, including spina bifida. Flour is ...

Bread and flour will be fortified with an essential vitamin in a bid to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies ...