The 1994 passage of Public Law 103–417, the Dietary Supplement and Health Education
Act, resulted in an exponential increase in the number and variety of dietary supplements …

Large randomized trials have demonstrated the critical role of folic acid supplementation in
the prevention of neural tube defects. Since 1992, a number of national and international …

OBJECTIVE: Characterize frequency and type of health and nutrient content claims in prime-
time weeknight Spanish-and English-language television advertisements from programs …

Abstract Language barriers, low socioeconomic status, low education, and low nutrition
knowledge place the Latino population at a high level of health risk. A study was conducted …

The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and use of folic acid among
pregnant Arabian women in Qatar and Oman. Three hundred pregnant women were …

The objectives of this study are to:(a) assess Latino's nutrition knowledge, attitudes,
behaviors, and sources of nutrition information, and (b) examine the association of these …

ABSTRACT Background: African American women and socioeconomically challenged
women are at risk of compromised folate status and, thus, of folate-related birth defects. Data …

OBJECTIVES: This study had two purposes: first, to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and
practices related to folic acid and birth defects among a convenience sample of postpartum …

Periconceptional intake of folic acid is known to reduce the risk for neural tube defects
(NTDs). To inform southeast Michigan Latina women of childbearing age about the benefits …

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Nutritional Anthropology and Its Application to Nutritional Issues and Problems David A …