Sensitivity analyses and meta-regression for hemoglobin suggested a higher response with lower trial quality ( suboptimal allocation concealment and blinding ) , use of condiments , and sodium iron edetate and a lower response when adults were included .
Consumption of iron-fortified foods results in an improvement in hemoglobin , serum ferritin , and iron nutriture and a reduced risk of remaining anemic and iron deficient
BACKGROUND The utility of iron fortification of food to improve iron deficiency , anemia , and biological outcomes is not proven unequivocally .
Interactions between Infections, Malnutrition and Ironnutritional Status in Pakistani Infants A Longitudinal Study
The interactions between infections , malnutrition and poor iron nutritional status in infants at weaning ages are poorly defined . Therefore , four groups of infants from an area with a high incidence of malnutrition ( Lahore , Pakistan ) were enrolled in a prospect i ve , r and omized nutritional intervention study . Between 122 and 365 days of age , the infants from one community received either a milk cereal without iron fortification ( n= 29 ) , a milk cereal fortified with ferrous fumarate ( 7.5 mg/100 g ; n= 30 ) , or a milk cereal fortified with ferric‐pyrophosphate ( 7.5 mg/100 g ; n= 27 ) . Forty‐four infants from a neighbouring community did not receive a nutritional supplement and served as the control group . Calculated mean daily energy‐ and protein intake with the cereals was between 259–287 kcal , and 9.6–10.6 g at 12 months of age , respectively . Mean daily iron intake with the fortified cereals was between 4.1–5.1 mg at corresponding age . Nutritional supplementation result ed in significantly lower incidence of malnutrition and heigher weight gain . Incidence of acute diarrhoea was significantly ( p<0.05 ) lower in the supplemented groups . The infants fed the iron‐fortified milk cereals had significantly higher hemoglobin ( mean 10.4 vs. 9.8 gdl‐1 ) and serum ferritin ( mean 13.3 vs. 8.5 ngml‐1 ) values than the infants fed the non‐fortified milk cereals . However , no differences in the incidence of infections were found between the supplemented groups . It is concluded that poor nutritional intake between 122 and 365 days of age substantially contributed to the high incidence of diarrhoea and malnutrition in Pakistani infants
Sensitivity analyses and meta-regression for hemoglobin suggested a higher response with lower trial quality ( suboptimal allocation concealment and blinding ) , use of condiments , and sodium iron edetate and a lower response when adults were included .
Consumption of iron-fortified foods results in an improvement in hemoglobin , serum ferritin , and iron nutriture and a reduced risk of remaining anemic and iron deficient
BACKGROUND The utility of iron fortification of food to improve iron deficiency , anemia , and biological outcomes is not proven unequivocally .