Iron Supplementation in Kids
Iron supplementation of iron-replete Indonesian infants is associated
with reduced weight-for-age. Acta Paediatr 2008 Apr 14. Lind T, Seswandhana R, Persson LA, Lönnerdal B Background: General iron supplementation to prevent iron deficiency in infants who are iron sufficient when starting supplementation may adversely affect their health. Objective: A secondary analysis to explore the effect of iron supplementation on iron-replete (IR; Hb /=113 g/L and S-ferritin /=33 mug/L) or non- iron-replete 6-month-old Indonesian infants participating in a large, randomized trial on iron and zinc supplementation. Results: Among the iron-supplemented IR (Fe-IR, n = 80) infants S-ferritin was, compared to non-iron-supplemented (NS) IR infants (NS-IR, n = 74), significantly higher (47.5 vs. 20.7 mug/L, p = 0.04), and S-zinc significantly lower (9.7 vs. 10.5 mumol/L, p = 0.04). Haemoglobin concentration (Hb) did not differ between the Fe-IR and NS-IR groups. Change in weight-for-age z-score (WAZ) from 6 to 12 months and mean WAZ at 12 months was lower in the Fe-IR group compared to the NS-IR group (-1.45 vs. -1.03, p 0.001 and -1.97 vs. -1.60, p 0.001, respectively). There was no difference in morbidity between groups. Iron supplementation of non-iron-replete infants increased Hb and S- ferritin, but did not affect S-zinc or anthropometrical indices. Conclusion: In our study, iron supplementation of IR infants affected WAZ adversely, whereas iron supplementation to non-iron-replete infants did not affect growth. These results support a cautious approach to iron supplementation of IR infants. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More from this journal Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) [Acta Paediatr] Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk |
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