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The compulsory addition of folic acid to bread will strip consumers of choice and risks downstream cost hikes, says Breadcraft owner Peter Rewi.
The Minister of Food Safety has spoken out strongly against the imminent compulsory addition of folic acid to most bread. "I'm not a fan," Kate Wilkinson said yesterday of the transtasman food standard that requires the synthetic...
The Minister of Food Safety has spoken out strongly against the imminent compulsory addition of folic acid to most bread.
An article published in July’s issue of the Harvard Health Letter provides a selection of nutrients that “work in pairs”, in an effort to “inform some food choices - and give just a taste of the cruel complexity of the nutrition lurking behind guidelines and easy-to-read labels”.
The highest intakes of folate, a B-vitamin found in green leafy vegetables, chick peas and lentils, were associated with a 66, and 70 per cent reduction in a woman’s risk of cancers of the colon and rectum, respectively, report researchers in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (EJCN).
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