Estimates of Total Dietary Folic Acid Intake in the Australian Population Following Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification of Bread

Table 2

Estimated folic acid intakes from foods and beverages before and after mandatory bread flour fortification.

Age group (years) both genders	Mean intake of folic acid (𝜇g/day)^#
	Pre-fortification	Post-fortification	Increase (and percentage increase) in mean dietary folic acid intake
2-3^¥	104	227	123 (118%)
4–8^¥	108	276	168 (156%)
9–13^¥	107	307	200 (187%)
14–16^¥	110	343	233 (212%)
16–44 (women) ^*	102	261	159 (156%)
19 & over^*	127	314	187 (147%)

^#Does not include use of dietary supplements.
^¥2007 ANCNPAS data: number of respondents aged 2-3 years = 552; 4–8 years = 1,520; 9–13 years = 1,493; 14–16 years = 922.
^*1995 NNS restricted sample: number of respondents aged 16–44 years (females only) = 328; 19 years and above (both genders) = 1,163.