UK - Daily Echo - folly in folic acid story

folly in folic acid story
I HAVE watched the debate on fluoridation of water with some interest although not overly concerned of possible detrimental effects. However it seems that our Granny state is likely to legislate for all bread, and flour, to contain folic acid. Folic acid is known to be of benefit to certain groups of people but when it was introduced into bread in North America in 1998 the rate of bowel cancer abruptly increased where
before it had been slowly declining.
The scientific advisory committee on-nutrition claims that the increased cancer rate could he due to improved screening, despite the previous decline. It seems to me that another government department may be spinning statistics to its own advantage and this is one food supplement on which I will definitely be taking a concerned interest.
ALAN KEBBELL, Southampton.