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 .
Iron nutritional status in preterm infants fed formulas fortified with iron
AIMS To prospect ively evaluate the iron nutritional status of preterm infants fed either a term ( 0.5 mg/dl iron ) or preterm ( 0.9 mg/dl ) formulas fortified with iron after hospital discharge . METHODS Healthy low birthweight preterm infants were r and omly assigned into three groups at the time of hospital discharge . Group A were fed an iron fortified preterm formula ( 0.9 mg/dl iron ) until 6 months corrected age ; group B , a fortified term formula ( 0.5 mg/l iron ) until 6 months corrected age group C , the preterm formula between hospital discharge and term , then the term formula until 6 months corrected age . RESULTS Seventy eight infants were followed up to 6 months corrected age . Iron intake from formula differed significantly between the groups ( A , 1.17 mg/kg/day ( SD 0.32 ) > C , 0.86 mg/kg/day ( SD 0.40 ) = B , 0.81 mg/kg/day ( SD 0.23 ) ; p < 0.0001 ) . Haemoglobin concentrations were similar to those of iron sufficient preterm infants of the same postnatal age , and term infants of the same postmenstrual age ( after 3 months of age ) . There were no significant differences in haemoglobin concentration ( p = 0.391 ) , plasma ferritin ( A vs B , p = 0.322 ) , or in the incidence of iron deficiency ( A vsB , p = 0.534 ) . CONCLUSIONS Iron fortified formulas containing between 0.5 and 0.9 mg/dl iron seem to meet the iron nutritional needs of preterm infants after hospital discharge
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 .