#Folic#acid fortification in #UK
Government strats consultation to add #folicacid to flour in the UK to help prevent birth defects like #spinabifida
👉why folic acid is important 
This vitamin is essential for fetus brain development. It is recommended that women should take 400 micrograms of #Folic acid before conception and continue upto first 3 month as baby’s brain and spinal cord developed in first 12 weeks.
👉but it is reported that around 1,000 pregnancies are affected by Neural tube defects due to lower intake of folic acid and over 40% are fatal.

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👉Despite voluntary fortification, data from the last 9 years shows folate intakes of women who could become pregnant have continued to decline and are particularly low in areas of deprivation. 
➡️This mandatory Fortification would also help the wider population meet recommended folate intake levels and could helpful to prevent around 200 birth defects a year.

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Dr. shazia Faisal MBBS, MSC Clinical Nutrition MRSPH

I am a medical practitioner and registered cninical nutritionist and passionate about preventive medicine. My aim is to spread evidennce based awrareness and knowledge about healthy eating. I am offering 1-2-1 nutrition counselling and group sessions through non diet, health first lense. view all posts by nutritionist4 u

My name is Shazia Faisal and I am a medical practitioner and registered nutritionist. I believe in preventive medicine. Nutrition is an important pillar along with other components for a healthy life. Nutritional education as an appendage to conventional medicine has the power to close the gap in current medical treatment that’s why I equipped my self with MSc in Clinical Nutrition. My aim is to spread evidence-based awareness and knowledge about a healthy lifestyle. I want to motivate and inspire people by giving ideas about a balanced diet, stress management and physical activity as healthy eating is not about weight loss but its lifestyle.