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Adding Zinc to Prenatal Iron and Folate Supplements Improves Maternal and Neonatal Zinc Status in a Peruvian Population. Caulfield Laura, Z. N. Am J Clin Nutr 1999;69 1257-63. IDPAS# 1453 Request Copy PDF
Aleurone Flour is a Rich Source of Bioavailable Folate Humans. Fenech Michael, N. M. J Nutrition 1999;129 1114-9. IDPAS# 1452 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Anemia and Deficiencies of Folate and Vitamin B-6 Are Common and Vary with Season in Chinese Women of Childbearing Age. Ronnenberg, A., Goldman, M., Aitken, L., & Xu, X. (2000). J Nutr 130: 2703-2710. IDPAS# 496 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only Link to Full Text on External Site
Awareness of periconceptional consumption of folic acid among urologists and a group of laymen. Kondo, A., Kimura, K., Isobe, Y., Kamihira, O., Matsuura, O., Okai, I., Gotoh, M., & Ozawa, H. Nippon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi - Japanese Journal of Urology 2004;95 (4): 663-8. IDPAS# 2564 Request Copy
Availability of Food Folate in Humans. Reinhild Prinz-Langenohl, A. B. J Nutrition 1998;129 913-6. IDPAS# 1444 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only Link to Full Text on External Site
B vitamin status and concentrations of homocysteine and methylmalonic acid in elderly German women. Wolters, M., Hermann, S., & Hahn, A. Am J Clin Nutr 2003; 78 (4): 765-72. IDPAS# 2296 Request Copy PDF
Bioavailability of polyglutamyl folic acid relative to that of monoglutamyl folic acid in subjects with different genotypes of the glutamate carboxypeptidase II gene. Melse-Boonstra, A., Lievers, K. J. A., Blom, H. J., & Verhoef, P. Am J Clin Nutr 2004;80 (3): 700-4. IDPAS# 2773 Request Copy PDF
Case Study: Folate Bioavailability. Gregory, J. J Nutrition 2001;131 1376S-82S. IDPAS# 1450 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only Link to Full Text on External Site
A Comparison of The Effect of Advice to Eat Either '5-A-Day' Fruit and Vegetables or Folic Acid-Fortified Foods on Plasma Folate and Homocysteine. Ashfield-Watt, P. A. L., Whiting, J. M., Clark, Z. E., Moat, S. J., Newcombe, R. G., Burr, M. L., & McDowell, I. F. Br J Nutr 2003; 57 (2): 316-23. IDPAS# 1889 Request Copy
Concomitant Supplemental Vitamin A Enhances the Response to Weekly Supplemental Iron and Folic Acid in Anemic Teenagers in Urban Bangladesh. Ahmed, F., Khan, M. R., & Jackson, A. A. Am J Clin Nutr 2001;74 (1): 108-67. IDPAS# 667 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Definition and Prevalence of Anemia in Bolivian Women of Childbearing Age Living at High Altitudes: The Effect of Iron-Folate Supplementation. Berger, J., Aguayo, V. M., SanMiguel, J. L., Lujan, C., Tellez, & Traissac, P. (1997). Nutrition Reviews 55: 247-256. IDPAS# 075A Request Copy PDF
Dietary folate as a risk factor for neural-tube defects: evidence from a case-control study in Western Australia. Bower, C., & Stanley, F. J. Medical Journal of Australia 1989; 150 (11): 613-9. IDPAS# 2081 Reference Only
Do Thai women of child bearing age need preconceptional supplementation of dietary folate? Chayanonta, C. S., Madjupa, K., Chongsuwatand, R., & Pandii, W. Asian Pacific J Clin Nutr 2004;13 (1). IDPAS# 2544 Request Copy
The Effect of Different Cooking Methods on Folate Retention in Various Foods that are Amongst the Major Contributors to Folate Intake in the UK Diet. McKillop, D. J., Pentieva, K., Daly, D., McPartlin, J. M., Hughes, J., Strain, J. J., Scott, J. M., & McNulty, H. Br J Nutr 2002;88 (6): 681-8. IDPAS# 1893 Request Copy PDF
The effect of fortified breakfast cereal on plasma homocyst(e)ine concentrations in healthy older men already consuming a folate fortified diet. Holmesa, T., & Gatesb, G. E. Nutrition Research 2003; 23 (4): 435–49. IDPAS# 2218 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Effect of lifestyle factors on plasma total homocysteine concentrations in relation to MTHFR(C677T) genotype. Inter99 (7). Husemoen, L. L. N., Thomsen, T. F., Fenger, M., & Jørgensen, T. Eur J Clin Nutr 2004;58 (8): 1142-50. IDPAS# 2762 Request Copy Link to PDF on External Site
Effect of Low-Dosage Vitamin A and Riboflavin on Iron-folate Supplementation in Anaemic Pregnant Women. Suprapto, B., Widardo, & Suhanantyo. Asian Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2002;11 (4). IDPAS# 1848 Request Copy PDF
Effects of vitamin C and folic acid supplementation on serum paraoxonase activity and metabolites induced by heat stress in viv. Gursu, M. F., Onderci, M., Gulcu, F., & Sahin, K. Nutr Research 2004;24 (2): 157-64. IDPAS# 2526 Request Copy PDF
Ethnicity and race influence the folate status response to controlled folate intakes in young women. Perry, C. A., Renna, S. A., Khitun, E., Ortiz, M., Moriarty, D. J., & Caudill, M. A. J Nutr 2004;134 (7): 1786-92. IDPAS# 2754 Request Copy Link to Full Text on External Site
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Iron-Folate Supplementation and Antihelminthic Therapy against Anemia in Pregnancy--a Study in the Plantation Sector of Sri Lanka. Atukorala, S., de_Silva, D. R., Dechering, W., Dassenaeike, S., & Perera, S. R. (1994). Am J Clin Nutr 60: 286-292. IDPAS# 126C Request Copy PDF
Folate Absorption in women with a history of neural tube defect-affected pregnancy. Boddie, A., Dedlow, E. R., Nackashi, J. A., Opalko, F. J., Kauwell, G. P. A., Gregory III, J. F., & Bailey, L. B. Am J Clin Nutr 2000; 72 154-8. IDPAS# 1456 Request Copy PDF
Folate and Folic Acid (Chapter 4). FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846.04 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Folate and Vitamin B-6 from Diet and Supplements in Relation to Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Women. Rimm, E. B., Willett, W. C., Hu, F. B., Sampson, L., Colditz, G. A., Manson, J. E., Hennekens, C., & Stampfer, M. J. JAMA 1998;279 (5): 359-64. IDPAS# 1261 Request Copy
Folate and vitamin B6 intake and risk of acute myocardial infarction in Italy. Tavani, A., Pelucchi, C., Parpinel, M., Negri, E., & Vecchia, C. L. Eur J Clin Nutr 2004;58 (9): 1266-72. IDPAS# 2776 Request Copy Link to PDF on External Site
Folate and vitamin B12 recommended intakes and status in the United States. Bailey, L. B. Nutrition Reviews 2004;62 (6): 14-20. IDPAS# 2663 Request Copy Link to Abstract on External Site
Folate and vitamin B12 status in the Americas. Allen, L. H. Nutrition Reviews 2004;62 (6): 29-33. IDPAS# 2665 Request Copy PDF Link to External Link
Folate Catabolism in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women with Controlled Folate Intakes. Caudill, M. A., Gregory III, J. F., Hutson, A. D., & Bailey, L. B. J Nutr 1998; 128 (-): 204-8. IDPAS# 2227 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Folate catabolite excretion is responsive to changes in dietary folate intake in elderly women. Wolfe, J. M., Bailey, L. B., Herrlinger-Garcia, K., Theriaque, D. W., Gregory III, J. F., & Kauwell, G. P. A. Am J Clin Nutr 2003;77 (-): 919-23. IDPAS# 1992 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Folate Deficiency Causes Uracil Misincorporation into Human DNA and Chromosome Breakage: Implications for Cancer and Neuronal Damage. Blount, B. C., Mack, M. M., Wehr, C. M., MacGregor, J. T., Hiatt, R. A., Wang, G., Wickramasinghe, S. N., Everson, R. B., & Ames, B. N. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1997;94 (7): 3290-5. IDPAS# 1262 Reference Only
Folate intake and the risk of neural tube defects: an estimation of dose-response. Moore, L., Bradlee, M., Singer, M., Rothman, K., & Milunsky, A. Epidemiology 2003;14 200-5. IDPAS# 2097 Request Copy PDF
Folate Intake and Risk of Parkinson's Disease. Chen, H., Zhang, S., Schwarzschild, M. A., M A, Logroscino, G., Willett, W. C., & Ascherio, A. Am J Epid 2004;160 (4): 368-75. IDPAS# 2562 Request Copy
Folate intake of the Dutch Population according to newly established liquid chromatography data for foods. Konings, E. J. M., Roomans, H. H. S., Dorant, E., Goldbohm, R. A., Saris W. H. M., & van den Brandt P. A. Am J Clin Nutr 2001;73 (4): 765-76. IDPAS# 2160 Request Copy PDF
Folate Intake, Plasma Folate and Homocysteine Status in A Random Finnish Population. Alfthan, G., Laurinen, M. S., Valsta, L. M., Pastinen, T., & Aro, A. Eur J Clin Nutr 2003;57 (1): 81-8. IDPAS# 1896 Request Copy Link to PDF on External Site
Folate Levels and Neural Tube Defects. Implications for Prevention. Daly, L. E., Kirke, P. N., Molloy, A., Weir, D. G., & Scott, J. M. JAMA 1995;274 (21): 1698-702. IDPAS# 1263 Request Copy
Folate Metabolism and Requirements. Bailey, L., & Gregory III, J. J Nutr 1999; 129 779-82. IDPAS# 1457 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Folate Nutriture in Pregnancy. Huber, A., Wallins, L., & DeRusso, P. J Am Diet Assoc 1988;88 791-5. IDPAS# 1266 Request Copy PDF
Folate Status in Women of Childbearing Age--United States, 1999. CDC. MMWR - Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2000;49 (42): 962-5. IDPAS# 1269 Request Copy
Folate status response to controlled folate intake in pregnant women. Caudill, M., & Cruz, A. J Nutr 1997; 127 2363-70. IDPAS# 1455 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Folate Supplements and the Masking of Vitamin B-12 Deficiency (Letter). Friel, J. K. J Nutr 2002;132 (-): 2087. IDPAS# 990 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Folate: Effects on Carcinogenesis and the Potential for Cancer Chemoprevention (Review). Mason, J. B., & Levesque, T. Oncology (Huntington) 1996;10 (11): 1727-36, 42-3; discussion 43-4. IDPAS# 1272 Reference Only
Folate, Zinc, and Vitamin B-12 Intake During Pregnancy and Postpartum. Berg, M. J., Van Dyke, D. C., Chenard, C., Niebyl, J. R., Hirankarn, S., Bendich, A., & Stumbo, P. J Am Diet Assoc 2001;101 (2): 242-5. IDPAS# 995 Request Copy PDF
Folic acid supplementation. Millar, W. J. Health Reports 2004;15 (3): 49-52. IDPAS# 2568 Request Copy
Folic Acid, Folate and Homocysteine: Human Intervention Studies. Brouwer, I. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 2000;92 (-): 183-4. IDPAS# 1089 Request Copy PDF
Homocysteine, folate, and vitamin B-12 in mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer disease, and vascular dementia. Quadri, P., Fragiacomo, C., Pezzati, R., Zanda, E., Forloni, G., Tettamanti, M., & Lucca, U. Am J Clin Nutr 2004;80 (1): 114-22. IDPAS# 2755 Request Copy PDF
Influence of Prenatal Iron and Zinc Supplements on Supplemental Iron Absorption, Red Blood Cell Iron Incorporation, and Iron Status in Pregnant Peruvian Women. O'Brien, K. O., Zavaleta, N., Caulfield, L. E., Yang, D.-X., & Abrams, S. A. Am J Clin Nutr 1999;69 (3): 509-989. IDPAS# 657 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: Asia Center for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment. Kuhnlein, H. McGill University, FAO, IDRC Canada. (2003) IDPAS# 1504 Request Copy PDF
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: Cambodia. Galloway, R. World Bank, UNICEF. (2003) IDPAS# 1512 Request Copy
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: China. Yip, R. UNICEF. (2003) IDPAS# 1514 Request Copy
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: El Salvador. Moramailto, J. MOST/USAID. (2003) IDPAS# 1516 Request Copy
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: The Gambia. Galloway, R. World Bank, NaNA. (2003) IDPAS# 1518 Request Copy PDF
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: Ghana. Agble, R., & Quarshie, K. Ghana Health Service. (2003) IDPAS# 1519 Request Copy PDF
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: Honduras. Moramailto, J. MOST/USAID. (2003) IDPAS# 1523 Request Copy
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: India. Daibes, I. MI. (2003) IDPAS# 1572 Request Copy PDF
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: Nicaragua. Mora, J. MOST/USAID. (2003) IDPAS# 1535 Request Copy
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: Nigeria. Galloway, R. World Bank. (2003) IDPAS# 1537 Request Copy
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: Philippines. Galloway, R. World Bank, ADB, MOST, UNICEF. (2003) IDPAS# 1539 Request Copy
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: United Kingdom. Verhoeff, F. PREMA-EU. (2003) IDPAS# 1555 Request Copy
Iron and Folate Fortification in the Americas to Prevent and Control Micronutrient Malnutrition: An Analysis. Darton-Hill, I., Mora, J., Weinstein, H., Wilbur, S., & Nalubola, R. (1999). Nutrition Reviews 57: 25-31. IDPAS# 204A Request Copy PDF
Iron and Folate in Fortified Cereals. Whittaker P., Tufaro P. R., & Rader J. I. J Am Coll Nutr 2001;20 (3): 247-54. IDPAS# 1898 Request Copy PDF
Iron and Folate Supplementation in Pregnancy. Mahomed, K. (2000). The Cochrane Library: CD001135. IDPAS# 205 Request Copy
Iron Supplements: Scientific Issues Concerning Efficacy and Implications for Research and Programs. Allen, L. H. J Nutr 2002;132 (4 Suppl): 813S-9S. IDPAS# 1001 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Kinetic Model of Folate Metabolism in Nonpregant Women Consuming Folic Acid: Isotopic Labeling of Urinary Folate and the Catabolite para-Acetamidobenzyoylglutamate Indicates Slow, Intake Dependaent Turnover of Folate Pools. Gregory, J., & Williamson, J. J Nutr 1998; 128 1896-906. IDPAS# 1451 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Kinetics of folate turnover in pregnant women (second trimester) and nonpregnant controls during folic acid supplementation: stable-isotopic labeling of plasma folate, urinary folate and folate catabolites shows subtle effects of pregnancy turnover of folate pools. Gregory, J., & Caudill, M. J Nutr 2001; 131 1928-37. IDPAS# 1447 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
A large pool of available folate exists in the large intestine of human infants and piglets. Kim, T. H., Yang, J., Darling, P., & O'Connor, D. J Nutr 2004;134 (6): 1389-94. IDPAS# 2669 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Maternal iron status influences iron transfer to the fetus during the third trimester of pregnancy. O'Brien, K. O., Zavaleta, N., Abrams, S. A., & Caulfield, L. E. Am J Clin Nutr 2003;77 (4): 924-30. IDPAS# 2102 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Neural Tube Defects among Mexican Americans Living on the US-Mexico Border: Effects of Folic Acid and Dietary Folate. Suarez, L., Hendricks, K. A., Cooper, S. P., Sweeney, A. M., Hardy, R. J., & Larsen, R. D. Am J Epidemiol 2000;152 (11): 1017-23. IDPAS# 1085 Request Copy PDF
Periconceptional folic acid exposure and risk of occurrent neural tube defects [see comments]. Werler, M. M., Shapiro, S., & Mitchell, A. A. JAMA 1993; 269 (10): 1257-61. IDPAS# 2095 Request Copy
Periconceptional vitamin use, dietary folate, and the occurrence of neural tube defects [see comments]. Shaw, G. M., Schaffer, D., Velie, E. M., Morland, K., & Harris, J. A. Epidemiology 1995; 6 (3): 219-26. IDPAS# 2091 Request Copy
Population Estimates of Folate from Food Analysis. Kariluoto, S., Vahteristo, L. T., Finglas, P. M., Meer, K., Nau, H., & Kehlenbach, U. Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 (3): 689-90. IDPAS# 2160A Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Prevalence of Anaemia in Pregnant Women During the Last Trimester. Msolla, M. J., & Kinabo, J. L. International Journal of Food Sciences & Nutrition 1997;48 (4): 265-70. IDPAS# 1235 Request Copy
Prevalence of anemia in elderly subjects living at home: role of micronutrient deficiency and inflammation. Olivares, M., Hertrampf, E., Capurro, M. T., & Wegner, D. Eur J Clin Nutr 2000;54 (11): 834-9. IDPAS# 1691 Request Copy Link to PDF on External Site
Prevalencia de las anemias nutricionales de mujeres en edad fertil. Costa Rica. Encuesta nacional de nutricion, 1996. Rodriguez, S., Blanco, A., Cunningham, L., Ascencio, M., Chavez, M., & Muñoz, L. Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion 2001;51 (1): 19-24. IDPAS# 1605 Request Copy PDF
Progress toward Improving Iron/Folate Supplementation Programmes. UNICEF Draft Progress Report. (1999): IDPAS# 305 Request Copy PDF
A Prospective Study of Folate Intake and the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in Men and Women. Skinner, H. G., Michaud, D. S., Giovannucci, E. L., Rimm, E. B., Stampfer, M. J., Willett, W. C., Colditz, G. A., & Fuchs, C. S. Am J Epid 2004;160 (3): 248 - 58. IDPAS# 2563 Request Copy
Quantitation of in vivo human folate metabolism. Lin, Y., Dueker, S. R., Follett, J. R., Fadel, J. G., Arjomand, A., Schneider, P. D., Miller, J. W., Green, R., Buchholz, B. A., Vogel, J. S., Phair, R. D., & Clifford, A. J. Am J Clin Nutr 2004;80 (3): 680-91. IDPAS# 2770 Request Copy PDF
Reduction in plasma total homocysteine through increasing folate intake in healthy individuals is not associated with changes in measures of antioxidant activity or oxidant damage. Moat, S. J., Hill, M. H., McDowell, I. W., Pullin, C. H., Ashfield-Watt, P. L., Clark, Z. E., Whiting, J. M., Newcombe, R. G., Lewis, M. J., & Powers, H. J. Eur J Clin Nutr 2003;57 (3): 483-96. IDPAS# 2158 Request Copy Link to PDF on External Site
Requirements of Vitamin A, Iron, Folate and Vitamin B12. FAO/WHO. Rome, Italy. (1988): IDPAS# 322 Request Copy PDF
School-based Iron/Folate Supplementation for Girls, Manica Province, Pilot Project 1. Report of Midterm Hemoglobin Study. Roley, J. May 2002 (2002) IDPAS# 2055 Request Copy PDF
School-based Iron/Folate Supplementation for Girls, Manica Province, Pilot Project 1. Report of Baseline Survey. Wetzler, E. HKI. May 2002 (2002) IDPAS# 2053 Request Copy PDF
School-based Iron/Folate Supplementation for Girls, Manica Province. Report of Additional Baseline Survey. Roley, J. February 2002 (2002) IDPAS# 2054 Request Copy PDF
Screening for vitamin B-12 and folate deficiency in older persons. Clarke, R., Refsum, H., Birks, J., Evans, J. G., Johnston, C., Sherliker, P., Ueland, P. M., Schneede, J., McPartlin, J., Nexo, E., & Scott, J. M. Am J Clin Nutr 2003; 77 (5): 1241–7. IDPAS# 2200 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Trends in Serum Folate after Food Fortification. Lawrence, J. M., Petitti, D. B., Watkins, M., & Umekubo, M. A. The Lancet 1999;354 (9182): 915-6. IDPAS# 813 Request Copy
Urinary excretion of folate by nonpregnant women following a single oral dose of folic acid is a functional index of folate nutritional status. Gregory Jesse, W. J. J Nutr 1998; 128 1907 - 12. IDPAS# 1449 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Urinary excretion of folate catabolites responds to changes in folate intake more slowly than plasma folate and homocysteine concentrations and lymphocyte DNA methylation in postmenopausal women. Gregory Jesse, S. M. J Nutr 2000; 130 2949-52. IDPAS# 1448 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Utilizacao de diferentes concentracoes de ferro por adolescentes gravidas tambem suplementadas com zinco e acido folico. Nogueira, N. N., Marreiro, D. N., Parente, J. V., & Cozzolino, S. M. Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion 2001;51 (3): 225-9. IDPAS# 1611 Request Copy PDF
Vietnam Weekly Iron/Folate Supplementation. Project Process Workshop Report. June. (1998): IDPAS# 360 Request Copy PDF
Weekly Iron/Folate Supplementation: Introduction of a New Approach Towards Controlling Anaemia among Women of Reproductive Age. Smitasiri, S., & Menon, A. WHO Consultants Report. Manila, Philippines. October. (1997): 20pgs IDPAS# 362 Request Copy PDF