| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus of fortifying a population of fertile age women with folic acid to reduce the incidence of neural tube birth defects involves placing folic acid either in powder, microcapsule, gel, cream, tablet, capsule or other form in or on a feminine hygiene product such as a tampon or a menstrual pad and making such products available to the population of women so that their normal use of the tampons or other feminine hygiene products will result in absorption of a sufficient amount of folic acid to satisfy RDA requirements for women who may or have become pregnant. In certain embodiments, vitamin B12 and/or other nutrients or ingredients are added to the folic acid vehicle. |
