Iron nutriture of infants exclusively breast-fed the first five months
1981
Owen, George M. | Garry, P. J. (Philip J) | Hooper, Elizabeth M. | Gilbert, Barbara A. | Pathak, Dorothy
A prospective study of 90 infants, exclusively breast fed until 5-6 months, was done to try to determine the need for iron supplementation during the first few months of life. These healthy infants (Hispanic and Caucasian) were randomly assigned to an iron-supplemented or unsupplemented group. Blood samples were collected and analyzed at birth and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Total body iron was determined from body weights, and from concentrations of hemoglobin and ferritin. Changes in these indices indicated that human milk alone may not provide sufficient iron after 5 or 6 months, but that, by 12 months, other dietary sources provided adequate iron nutriture. (cj)
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