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In May 2019 researchers from Singapore published the results of their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effects of fortifying staple foods (sugar, edible oils, edible fats, … Read more

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Fortification of wheat flour with folic acid may reduce the risk of neural tube defects and although fortifying both wheat or maize flour with folic acid may increase folate levels, evidence is limited that this has any effect on haemoglobin levels or anaemia

Fortifying staple foods with vitamin A alone may make little or no difference to retinol levels or the risk of vitamin A deficiency but if micronutrients are also added then retinol levels may increase and the risk of vitamin A deficiency reduced