Folic Acid

accymel said:
Is there not a limit to how much of the vitamin you need??? some vitamins are quite harmful if overdosed, i seem to recall they overhauled some of the multivitamins because some was above level plus also to warn against over dosing.

Although with folic acid which is supposed to help absorb iron any excess is lost from the body in form of black poopies:rolleyes: :D
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I know what you mean i had to take iron tablets with both my pregnancies! Nice!!:p
 
MUMMIBOO said:
. Like i said i am looking at other sites i would post the site but i dont know how.
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Copy link in address bar & paste it into message is how to do the links.:D
 
It still amounts to compulsory mass medication...which to my mind is an invasion of my right to choose. How long will it be before they put something into a staple food stuff that you don't agree with? There are plenty of opportunites for pregnant women to get the folates that they need...and as for the rest of us, well we should be able to choose whether we purchased vitamin enriched bread....there should be a choice for consumers....Bread with Folic Acid and bread without.
 
It wont be added to all bread it wont be added to wholemeal bread, i just cant see what all the fuss is about like i said its already there in our everyday food it is not just needed by pregnant women we all need it!

The white bread we eat has had its flour bleached by potassium bromate or chlorine dioxide gas hummm sounds yummy doesnt it but thats ok white bread is less nutritious and has less vitamins than brown or wholemeal but thats ok too, they could have put the folic acid in there without telling anyone and you would only notice if you read the nutritional facts which is very rarely done!

There are hundreds of vitamins in hundreds of foods, Folic Acid never killed anyone it only helps you need it in everyday functioning.

I just say if it helps people to have more healthy babies and it is doing no harm to me then i cant see a problem at all in fact the more ways they can help to have healthy babies the better i say!
 
I am not planning to have any babies and as I said in a previous post this is no reason for mass medication...there are people who are sensitive to folates and can have a reaction. They are not adding folic acid to wholemeal bread because it naturally contains folic acid. And they are adding it to ALL flour which means that anything with flour in it will have the added folate.
Pregnant women have a responsibility to their baby so they should make sure that they take the supplements that are offered. I do not want them in my bread thankyou.
 
I think that you are missing the point MUMMIBOO. We all know that different foods contain various vitamins and minerals naturally and we all need them.

What is happening here is the proposal to add certain extra ingredients to foods that do not contain that extra naturally in order to help a very small minority of the population. That is just unacceptable and should never be allowed to happen under any circumstances.

There is absolutely nothing that you can say to justify such outrageous intentions.

Far more people suffer from ‘sticky’ blood so would you like a small dose of Warfarin in your food to try and ensure that you don’t suffer from blood clots?
 
I found that the Doctor automatically gave me a prescription for Folic Acid anyway when pregnant, so what's the problem. ?? Maybe they do not do that now ?? .. 23 years ago since last time you understand.

Do ya' think it is cheaper to order food manufacturers to do this than hand out these prescriptions ?
 
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And they are adding it to ALL flour which means that anything with flour in it will have the added folate.
Pregnant women have a responsibility to their baby so they should make sure that they take the supplements that are offered. I do not want them in my bread thankyou.

They are not adding it to ALL flour they are NOT adding it to wholemeal flour!

And the whole point of adding the folic acid to the flour is because of the amount of unplanned pregnancies, folic acid should be taken before you even get pregnant if you are not planning a child then how would you know to take the suppliments?

http://news.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=527052006

Read this i am not trying to change your mind or tell you what to eat or not to eat im am simply saying that i personally dont mind if they put Folic Acid in my flour!!
 
jambutty said:
I think that you are missing the point MUMMIBOO. We all know that different foods contain various vitamins and minerals naturally and we all need them.

What is happening here is the proposal to add certain extra ingredients to foods that do not contain that extra naturally in order to help a very small minority of the population. That is just unacceptable and should never be allowed to happen under any circumstances.

There is absolutely nothing that you can say to justify such outrageous intentions.

Far more people suffer from ‘sticky’ blood so would you like a small dose of Warfarin in your food to try and ensure that you don’t suffer from blood clots?
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Cornflakes dont contain it naturally either but nobody complains about that!

They can put warfarin in my food along with the pesticides they use on my veggies and the stuff they put in my food to make it have a longer shelf life, and the alcohol that i drink that will kill my liver and the passive smoking you give me that will kill my lungs!

Put a little of what is good for people in their food and people go up in arms! ban smoking in public places and people go up in arms and then theres the health sector going on about how unhealthy we have all become god forbid you ever get served sprouts!

I give up. :)
 
I'm with Mummiboo on this. I can't see what the problem is. Any body would think the government had said they were going to put cyanid in our flour not something that's good for you.
If they just slipped it in without saying anything I don't think there would be such a fuss.
We happily eat food with E numbers in them and these can be more harmful than a little folic acid.
Simple change your bread to whole meal if you don't want to eat white bread that contains folic acid.
 
Not they are not adding to wholemeal flour because wholemeal flour by its very nature already contains folate......but all white flour will have folate added...so not only will you bread have the folate but all your home baking and bought pies and biscuits too......I do not wish to have this addition to my food, and I should be allowed to have the choice.
There was a report in the paper yesterday that Vitamin D reduces the risk of Breast cancer......is that going to be the next thing to be added to our food?
Where will the line be drawn. I have no qualms about some bread being enriched, but it should be clearly marked as such, but there should be a choice. I don't eat cornflakes or other breakfast cereals........and they are not something that is added to many other foods....Flour is used for many things. Mass medication cannot be right.
 
Are the vitamin manufacturers going to take the folates out of Vitamin B Complex too?.......if not there will be folk suffering from overdose of folic acid.
 
This vitamin minerals etc carry on with food is daft. I work shifts so to be sure of getting a proper RDA due to wierd eating times and habits I take vitamin suppliments every couple of days so at this rate the govenment could have me O/d'ing very easily!
 
It is the principal of the government stripping away people's choice which irks me. Yes there are unplanned pregnancies, but whose fault is that??? There is no excuse for unplanned pregnancies these days, contaception works effectively when used properly. Women should not only be using the pill but also a barrier method too to prevent against STI's. The number of children affected by Spina Bifida is extremely small compared to the number of deliveries per year.
If the medical profession are worried enough to bring up the issue of B12 deficiency being masked by increased folic acid intake, then the number of people that this could potentially affect must also be of significance.
 
According to todays paper there is to be more public consultation before any fortification of flour takes place. And in last nights LET three of the local MP's said they were against such measures.
 
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