Setting the Stage for Child Health and Development: Prevention of Iron Deficiency in Early Infancy
Abstract
Iron deficiency is estimated to be the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide and is particularly persistent among infants and children. The high prevalence of anemia in 6- to 9-mo-old children raises the concern that birth iron stores in some infants are inadequate to sustain growth and development through the first 6 mo of life, and postnatal factors are contributing to early depletion of iron stores and development of anemia. At the...
Paper Details
Title
Setting the Stage for Child Health and Development: Prevention of Iron Deficiency in Early Infancy
Published Date
Dec 1, 2008
Journal
Volume
138
Issue
12
Pages
2529 - 2533
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