Corn tortillas in California now must contain folic acid(apnews.com)
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Corn tortillas in California now must contain folic acid
https://apnews.com/article/folic-acid-birth-defect-latino-corn-tortilla-13bad611bd3cc590d0e098635791eb04
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Why is forcing everyone to consume something man-made a better idea than educating a specific ethnicity of women who are sexually active to look out for their own health? What if a man wants to eat corn tortillas without added crap in California?
Someone didn't bother reading the article before getting uppity. It's literally on the second page.
>For nearly 30 years, folic acid, a key B vitamin, has been required to be added to enriched wheat and white breads, cereals and pastas in the U.S.
>Decades of research show the 1998 requirement cut rates of serious defects such as spina bifida and anencephaly by about 30%, preventing about 1,300 cases a year. It is regarded as one of the top public health triumphs of the 20th century.
>But corn masa flour, a staple used in Latino diets, was left out of the original fortification requirement — and rates of conditions such as spina bifida and anencephaly in that community have remained stubbornly high.
>For nearly 30 years, folic acid, a key B vitamin, has been required to be added to enriched wheat and white breads, cereals and pastas in the U.S.
>Decades of research show the 1998 requirement cut rates of serious defects such as spina bifida and anencephaly by about 30%, preventing about 1,300 cases a year. It is regarded as one of the top public health triumphs of the 20th century.
>But corn masa flour, a staple used in Latino diets, was left out of the original fortification requirement — and rates of conditions such as spina bifida and anencephaly in that community have remained stubbornly high.
Stop whining against public health and a bit of vitamin B9 in your tortillas
Maybe consider this is not good for all
https://www.cdc.gov/folic-acid/data-research/mthfr/index.htm...
https://www.cdc.gov/folic-acid/data-research/mthfr/index.htm...