Associations of maternal iron intake and hemoglobin in pregnancy with offspring vascular phenotypes and adiposity at age 10: findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.

<h4>Background</h4>Iron deficiency is common during pregnancy. Experimental animal studies suggest that it increases cardiovascular risk in the offspring.<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the relationship between maternal pregnancy dietary and supplement iron intake and hemoglobin...

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Main Authors: Nisreen A Alwan, Janet E Cade, Darren C Greenwood, John Deanfield, Debbie A Lawlor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24400110/?tool=EBI