Iron deficiency in infancy; easy to prevent--or is it?

Despite major advances in our knowledge of iron nutrition in infancy, iron deficiency remains a significant problem in the UK. The precise size of the problem is unknown, but there appears to be a higher risk amongst certain ethnic groups. Nutritional iron deficiency appears after the age of 6 months and is undoubtedly linked to inappropriate feeding practice. High bioavailability of iron in weaning foods is of paramount importance in preventing iron deficiency, whether using family foods or commercially available products, and further information about different foods and diets is needed. The long-term detrimental effect on mental development makes prevention of iron deficiency a high priority public health objective for the 1990s.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1992

Erschienen:

1992

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46 Suppl 4

Enthalten in:

European journal of clinical nutrition - 46 Suppl 4(1992) vom: 01. Dez., Seite S9-14

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fairweather-Tait, S J [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

E1UOL152H7
Iron
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 16.03.1993

Date Revised 03.12.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM012673536