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Folic acid & iodine fortification

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Last updated: 28 Jun 2016
Topic: Food & nutrition
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2016) Folic acid & iodine fortification, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 04 July 2022.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2016). Folic acid & iodine fortification. Retrieved from https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/food-nutrition/folic-acid-iodine-fortification

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Folic acid & iodine fortification. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 28 June 2016, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/food-nutrition/folic-acid-iodine-fortification

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Folic acid & iodine fortification [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2016 [cited 2022 Jul. 4]. Available from: https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/food-nutrition/folic-acid-iodine-fortification

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2016, Folic acid & iodine fortification, viewed 4 July 2022, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/food-nutrition/folic-acid-iodine-fortification

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Mandatory folic acid and iodine fortification of bread resulted in increased levels of folic acid and iodine in the food supply, increased folic acid and iodine intakes, a decreased rate of neural tube defects in Australia, and improved iodine status in the general populations in Australia and New Zealand.

  • Cat. no: WEB 134
Findings from this report:
  • Iodine intakes in women aged 16–44 increased by 52% following mandatory iodine fortification of bread in Australia

  • Neural tube defects in Indigenous women fell by 74% following mandatory folic acid fortification of bread in Australia

  • Neural tube defects fell by 14% following mandatory folic acid fortification of bread in Australia

  • Iodine intakes in children aged 2–3 increased by 29% following mandatory iodine fortification of bread in Australia

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    • Summary
      • Outcomes of folic acid fortification in Australia
      • Outcomes of iodine fortification in Australia
      • Outcomes of iodine fortification in New Zealand
      • Why do we need to fortify the food supply with folic acid and iodine?
      • What is the AIHW’s role?
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