Neural tube defects (NTD), including spina bifida and anencephaly, are the most common disabling birth defects.

Scientists first suggested a link between neural tube birth defects and diet in the 1950s.

Anencephaly is a birth defect that affects the closing of the neural tube during pregnancy.

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