This systematic review indicates that iron supplementation increases  Hb levels in children significantly but modestly .
The increase is greater in subjects who are anaemic at the start of the trial and lower in malarial hyperendemic areas and in those consuming iron-fortified food .
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of iron supplementation on  haemoglobin ( Hb ) in children through a systematic review of r and omised controlled trials .
Effects of an energy and micronutrient supplement on growth and activity, correcting for non-supplemental sources of energy input in undernourished children in Indonesia
Objectives : This paper investigates simultaneously the growth and activity of children that received an early energy and micronutrient supplement  , adjusting for all non-supplemental energy intakes . Any additional change in growth and activity after this adjustment was then compared across supplements at three points felt to be representative of the study . Design : Two cohorts of children were r and omly assigned to three treatments : E=1171 kJ+12 mg iron ; M=209 kJ+12 mg iron ; S=104 kJ. Supplementation was given for 12 months . Setting : The sites were six tea plantations in Pangalengan , West Java . Subjects : A 12-month-old ( n=53 ) and an 18-month-old ( n=83 ) cohort were recruited from day-care-centers . Twenty children that received S belonged to the 12- and 18-month-old cohorts . Inclusion criteria were : no chronic disease ; length-for-age ≤−1 st and ard deviation ( s.d . ) and weight-for-length between −1 and −2 s.d . of the median of the reference of the World Health Organization . Methods : Length was measured with a portable measuring board ; a Detecto scale with an accuracy of 0.1 kg was used for the measurement of body weight . Arm and head circumferences were measured using similar fiberglass tapes . Motor activity was assessed through continuous 4 h observations at home and at day care centers . Anthropometry and activity were measured every two months over 12 months . Results : After correcting for non-supplemental sources of energy intake , the effects of the supplement on weight and activity were observed at 2 months ; effects on length and activity were observed at 6 months ; and effects on weight alone were observed at 12 months . Sponsorship : Nestlé Foundation . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition ( 2000 ) 54 , Suppl 2 ,
This systematic review indicates that iron supplementation increases  Hb levels in children significantly but modestly .
The increase is greater in subjects who are anaemic at the start of the trial and lower in malarial hyperendemic areas and in those consuming iron-fortified food .
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of iron supplementation on  haemoglobin ( Hb ) in children through a systematic review of r and omised controlled trials .