Fortifying grain-based foods with folic acid — instituted in the U.S. in the 1990s to prevent neural tube defects in infants — may also reduce the incidence of severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia that initially appear in young adulthood, according to new research.
In a study comparing brain images of school-aged youths born just before the fortification mandate to those of young people born afterwards, a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team found that increased in...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/07/08/boosting-folic-acid-may-lead-to-less-risk-of-severe-mental-illness/136782.html
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