Folic Acid Fortification | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Mandatory food fortification in the eastern Mediterranean region results in reduced prevalence of neural tube defects

in Public Health and Nutrition

Sylvia Roozen
Quentin Johnson
Eman Ibrahim
Salima Al Maamari
Amina Barkat
Saleh Al Shammakhi
Fatima Zohra Laamiri
Aguenaou Hassan
Hasnae Gamih
Abdelhakim Yahyane

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1664607

914 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jun 2021

Prevention of Neural Tube Defects in Europe: A Public Health Failure

in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Care

Joan K. Morris
Marie-Claude Addor
Elisa Ballardini
Ingeborg Barisic
Laia Barrachina-Bonet
Paula Braz
Clara Cavero-Carbonell
Elly Den Hond
Ester Garne
Miriam Gatt

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2021.647038

15,553 views
46 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Jan 2021

Folic Acid Fortification Prevents Morphological and Behavioral Consequences of X-Ray Exposure During Neurulation

in Pathological Conditions

Kai Craenen
Mieke Verslegers
Zsuzsanna Callaerts-Vegh
Livine Craeghs
Jasmine Buset
Kristof Govaerts
Mieke Neefs
Willy Gsell
Sarah Baatout
Rudi D'Hooge

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.609660

6,018 views
7 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 18 Jan 2021

Effect of Folic Acid Intake on Infant and Child Allergic Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

in Children and Health

Zekun Chen
Yan Xing
Xue Yu
Yuqi Dou
Defu Ma

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2020.615406

14,775 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Dec 2025

Excess prenatal folic acid supplementation alters cortical DNA methylation and gene expression networks

in Nutrition, Psychology and Brain Health

Viktoria Haghani
Sara Mohsen Ali
Noemi Cannizzaro
Ralph Green
Janine M. LaSalle
Konstantinos S. Zarbalis

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2025.1699376

1,698 views
1 citation

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 19 Sep 2025

National strategies for screening neural tube defects in Saudi Arabia: activating prevention and early intervention

in Public Health and Nutrition

Mariam AlEissa
Wejdan Hakami
Andreas Dimopoulos
Saleha Abdul Rab
Noor Alsaadoun
Zohaib Asim
Cham Jazieh
Khadijah Ateq
Noara Alhusseini

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1507446

2,703 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Sep 2022

Association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms and maternal folic acid use with the risk of congenital heart disease

in Children and Health

Taowei Zhong
Xinli Song
Yiping Liu
Mengting Sun
Senmao Zhang
Letao Chen
Jingyi Diao
Jinqi Li
Yihuan Li
Jing Shu

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2022.939119

4,381 views
8 citations

Articles

Mandatory food fortification in the eastern Mediterranean region results in reduced prevalence of neural tube defects

Prevention of Neural Tube Defects in Europe: A Public Health Failure

Folic Acid Fortification Prevents Morphological and Behavioral Consequences of X-Ray Exposure During Neurulation

Effect of Folic Acid Intake on Infant and Child Allergic Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Excess prenatal folic acid supplementation alters cortical DNA methylation and gene expression networks

National strategies for screening neural tube defects in Saudi Arabia: activating prevention and early intervention

Association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms and maternal folic acid use with the risk of congenital heart disease