Plasma folate concentrations after a single dose ingestion of whole and skimmed folic acid fortified milks in healthy subjects.

Background: Since mandatory folic acid fortification of grains and cereals was introduced in order to prevent neural tube defects, the number of products that are being fortified with folic acid is growing, especially milk and dairy products. However, the effectiveness of this action remains controversial.

Aim Of The Study: To investigate the efficiency of skimmed milk as a vehicle for folic acid fortification by the determination of the acute absorption from low-fat fortified milk compared to fortified and unfortified whole milk in healthy subjects.