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 .
A randomized controlled clinical trial of increased dietary iron in breast-fed infants.
Six-month-old breast-fed infants were r and omly allocated to a high iron ( 8.2 + /- 2.9 mg/day , n = 36 ) weaning diet or a control group ( 5.2 + /- 3.4 mg/day , n = 26 ) . We could detect no effect of increased iron intake from weaning foods on iron status of these iron-sufficient infants at 12 months
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 .