Table 2.
Type and timing of recommendations on folic acid in selected areas at end of study period
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Highlights
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registry area | Year | Diet | Supplements | Comment | Issuing body |
| Europe: | |||||
| Norway | 1993
|
+
|
−
|
Folate rich diet recommended
|
Board of Health
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| 1998 | + | + | Supplements recommended in 1998 | National Nutrition Council | |
| Finland | 1995 | + | +* | Supplements for selected groups* | Ministry of Social Affairs and Health |
| Netherlands | 1993 | + | + | Women planning pregnancy | Health and Food Council |
| United Kingdom | 1992 | + | + | Women planning pregnancy | Department of Health |
| Ireland | 1993 | + | + | Women planning pregnancy | Department of Health |
| France | 1995, 1997 | + | + | Women planning pregnancy | Paediatric Society (1995), Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1997) |
| Hungary | 1996 | + | + | Women planning pregnancy | National Institute for Health Promotion |
| Italy | None | − | − | No official recommendation | None |
| Portugal | 1998 | + | + | Women of childbearing age | Directory of Health |
| Israel | None | − | − | (Issued in 2000) | |
*
Such as women with certain chronic illnesses (diabetes, seizures (on treatment)), using certain drugs, with a previous pregnancy affected by neural tube defect, and on very unbalanced diets.