A randomized controlled clinical trial of increased dietary iron in breast-fed infants.
Six-month-old breast-fed infants were randomly allocated to a high iron (8.2 +/- 2.9 mg/day, n = 36) weaning diet or a control group (5.2 +/- 3.4 mg/day, n = 26). We could detect no effect of increased iron intake from weaning foods on iron status of these iron-sufficient infants at 12 months.
Makrides
M
M
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Flinders University of SA, Bedford Park, Australia.
Leeson
R
R
Gibson RAp6
Simmer
K
K
D000740:Anemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D001942:Breast Feeding; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D019266:Iron, Dietary / Q000097:blood*; D014168:Transferrin / Q000032:analysis
D019266:Iron, Dietary; D014168:Transferrin; D007501:Iron