Iron intake and iron status in breastfed infants during the first year of life
Iron intake and iron status in breastfed infants during the first year of life
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DOI:
10.1016/j.clnu.2010.05.002
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发表时间:
2010-12-01
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Kersting, Mathilde
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作者:
Dube, Katharina;Schwartz, Jana;Kersting, Mathilde
Background & aims: Breastfed infants may be at particular risk for iron deficiency because breast milk is low in iron. In a secondary analysis of data from a complementary feeding trial, indicators of iron status were examined, with particular focus on the development of iron status in those infants who were fully breastfed during the first 4 months of life.Methods: In this retrospective analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial infants were stratified according to their predominant milk diet during the first 4 months of life, a subgroup of breastfed infants (group BM, n = 53) were compared with a subgroup of infants fed (iron-fortified) formula (group F, n = 23). Dietary iron intake and indicators of iron status were analysed at 4 months of age (during the full milk feeding period), and during the complementary feeding period at 7 and 10 months of age.Results: Iron intake was low in the BM group, ranging below the Dietary Reference Intakes throughout the complementary feeding period, with the (estimated) bioavailable iron intake only just achieving the reference requirements. At 4 months, iron deficiency (ID, Ferritin