In April of last year we knew a story that was recommended in the United Kingdom include folic acid in bread to reduce the incidence of some malformations that babies could suffer, like spina bifida. It seemed a good measure with which it was intended to reduce up to 40% the cases of children born with this type of malformations.
After a little over a year, we met another story in which another British study warned about health risks if bread enriched with folic acid was consumed. In this study, the group of researchers warned that what could be beneficial for the baby could pose risks to the mother's health within 20 years. Now, once again, we know that doctors in the United Kingdom are asking their government to adopt the enrichment of flours with folic acid, arguing that it is the best way to reduce problems in babies and indicating that there is no evidence of that said enrichment may represent a risk to the mother's health. It is clear that babies benefit and are born with fewer defects, in terms of long-term effects, it is true that there is no evidence.
We believe that one should work together and carry out all the necessary tests to guarantee both the well-being of the baby and that of the mother, who are against enriching the bread with folic acid indicate that this element does not break down in the stomach, so passes directly to the liver saturating it, this excess is discharged into the circulatory system and can especially affect women who suffer from a disease or are in a poor state of health.
We will continue to expect, we will surely meet new studies, we hope that they belong to other countries and can corroborate one of the two positions.
