This is good news, unless you're a Celiac

According to this report, Folic Acid (which was required to be added to all US enriched grain-based products in 1999) has benefits beyond the original hopes:

Every once in a while, the government does something amazing.

Since 1999, all U.S. enriched cereal grain products, such as bread, pasta, flour, breakfast cereal and rice, have been required to be fortified with folic acid — the synthetic form of folate.

The purpose was to reduce birth defects, says Dr. Judith Reichman, gynecologist and "Today" show medical specialist.

But since the FDA mandated the fortification, researchers have found a decrease in the prevalence of high levels of homocysteine, which is linked to heart disease, and a 3 percent per year reduction in mortality from strokes, she says.

And there's more.

There is now some evidence fortified grains reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

This is really good news, although the opening sentence reminds me about that old saying about blind pigs and truffles.