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In 1996, the U.S. mandated that enriched flours, breads, pastas and other grain products be fortified with folic acid, the synthetic version of the B vitamin folate.
The rates of three rare childhood cancers have dropped since then, a new study says.
The rate of Wilms’ tumors, which develop in the kidneys, dropped from 18.4 yearly cases per 1 million children to 14.8 yearly cases per 1 million children, the study showed, after folic acid fortification of grain foods began in 1996. <Read More>
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