The Effect of Iron Fortification on Iron (Fe) Status and Inflammation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Iron deficiency (ID) is common in toddlers in developing countries. Iron fortified or meat-based complementary foods may be effective to prevent ID.Our objective was to compare iron status at 18 months and growth from 6 to 18 months in rural poor toddlers fed 3 different complementary foods.The stud...

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Main Authors: Jingqiu Ma, Qianqian Sun, Jinrong Liu, Yanqi Hu, Shanshan Liu, Jie Zhang, Xiaoyang Sheng, K Michael Hambidge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5140064?pdf=render