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The weanling: iron for all or one.

M A Siimes1, L Salmenperä

  • 1Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica. Supplement
|January 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

Mild iron deficiency is a concern for healthy infants in Europe. Optimal iron nutrition requires iron-fortified formulas or solid foods for infants, especially during rapid growth or prolonged exclusive breastfeeding.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Human Nutrition
  • Infant Health

Background:

  • Mild iron deficiency is a persistent issue in healthy European infants.
  • Infancy involves physiological changes increasing iron requirements, such as rapid growth and hemoglobin level fluctuations.
  • Milk nutrition quality and prolonged exclusive breastfeeding present unique iron absorption dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the reasons behind mild iron deficiency in healthy infants.
  • To discuss physiological factors contributing to elevated iron needs in infancy.
  • To evaluate nutritional strategies for ensuring optimal infant iron status.

Main Methods:

  • Review of physiological variations impacting infant iron requirements.
  • Analysis of iron absorption mechanisms during infancy, including prolonged exclusive breastfeeding.
  • Discussion of infant compensatory mechanisms for iron needs, such as enhanced intestinal absorption or iron mobilization from tissue stores.

Main Results:

  • Infants exhibit physiological variations leading to increased iron needs.
  • Iron absorption can be highly effective, particularly during prolonged exclusive breastfeeding.
  • Infants can mobilize iron from tissue stores or stimulate intestinal absorption to meet elevated demands.

Conclusions:

  • Healthy full-term infants require iron-supplemented infant milk formulas or iron-fortified solid foods.
  • Proactive iron supplementation is crucial for guaranteeing optimal iron nutrition in infants.
  • Understanding infant physiology and nutrition is key to preventing iron deficiency.

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