Status:

COMPLETED

The Bread Trial: Effects of Bread Fortified With Folic Acid and Vitamin B12

Lead Sponsor:

Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In the Netherlands fortification of food products is not yet mandatory. One of the major arguments of the Dutch Health Council to advise against mandatory fortification is the possibility of masking o...

Detailed Description

During a 12 week period subjects will consume * bread fortified with folic acid and vitamin B12 or * placebo bread (not fortified) Bread consumption has to be at least 3 slices per day, fortificatio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 50-75y

Exclusion

  • consumption of \< 3 slices of bread/day
  • use of B-vitamins in the period three months prior to the study
  • treatment with B12-injections in the last 5y
  • illness or use of medication interfering with folate or vitamin B12 metabolism

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00353353

Start Date

July 1 2006

End Date

December 1 2006

Last Update

July 9 2007

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Wageningen University

Wageningen, Netherlands, 6700HD