Effects of Supplementary Diet on Iron Status and Development in Infants
2005
Lee, J.M. (Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Park, H.J. (Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of supplementary diet in infants. Influence of appropriate dietary habits on infants was also examined by being applicable to diets fortified chewiness as a means of intervention. The iron supplementary diet was supported to the healthy infants twice a day for three months. Measures of hemoglobin, hematocrit, RBC count, serum iron, TIBC, ferritin, development examination, and dietary intake patterns of experimental group (n = 25) and control group (n = 20) were performed before and after the intervention. The amount of iron intake from the supplementary diet in the experimental group was 1.77±0.80 mg/day.
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