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Assessing the case for mandatory folate fortification : policy-making in the face of scientific uncertainties Lawrence, Mark 2005, Assessing the case for mandatory folate fortification : policy-making in the face of scientific uncertainties, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 328-330. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads lawrence-assessingthecase-2005.pdf Published version application/pdf 312.73KB 5 Title Assessing the case for mandatory folate fortification : policy-making in the face of scientific uncertainties Author(s) Lawrence, Mark Journal name Australian and New Zealand journal of public health Volume number 29 Issue number 4 Start page 328 End page 330 Publisher Public Health Association of Australia Place of publication Canberra, A.C.T. Publication date 2005-08 ISSN 1326-0200 1753-6405 Keyword(s) women and health pregnancy nutrition birth defects neural tube defects food additives folic acid Summary This paper presents the view that policymakers face scientific uncertainties in assessing the case for mandatory folate fortification as a policy response to epidemiological evidence of the relationship between folate and neural tube defects. Moreover, the resolution of these uncertainties is confounded by the under-resourced state of nutrition information systems in Australia and New Zealand. The uncertainties relate to potential risks and benefits associated with the intervention for the target group and the population in general. These risks and benefits reflect the mismatch between evidence and policy that arises when addressing a presumed genetic abnormality in at-risk individuals with an intervention that is population-wide in its scope. There is an urgent need to conduct ongoing national nutrition surveys and monitor and evaluate policy interventions to strengthen the capacity of nutrition information systems to inform decision-making for this current, and future, public health nutrition policy. Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Field of Research 111199 Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2005, Public Health Association of Australia Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30003072 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 12 Jan 2009, 10:18:09 EST Mon, 08 Aug 2011, 16:01:17 EST Mon, 29 Apr 2013, 14:18:39 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 3 times in TR Web of Science Cited 3 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 447 Abstract Views, 5 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 08:42:33 EST

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