30 January 2015 - Nutraingredients - GM folate rice could help tackle neural tube defects, say researchers

Researchers from the Ghent University in Belgium looked at the impact of the folate rice on folate-deficient rats over a period of 12 weeks.

They said the folate rice – which contained 100 times the folate content of wild rice – alleviated anemia and counteracted hyperhomocysteinemia.

“Locally grown folate rice could be a valuable asset to reduce the health burden caused by folate deficiency in poor rural regions where other ways of sustained supplementation are difficult to implement.”