Food Fortification Ineffective in Preventing Neural Tube Defects in India due to Regulation Promoting Inadequate Levels of Folic Acid and Vitamin <scp>B12</scp>
Re-setting fortification standards for folic acid and vitamin B12 to levels recommended by the WHO in India will avert thousands of NTD-associated pregnancies each year, as well as morbidity and mortality associated with them.
Authors
- Santosh Karmarkar
- P. Bhalla
- Vijaya Kancherla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2803-8030)
- Rajesh Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6607-481X)
- Samir Dutta
- Ravindra Vora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6778-7883)
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre (IN)
- Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Birth Defects Research
- Published
- 2025-06-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.2498
- Primary Topic
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00