Iron status at 12 months of age -- effects of body size, growth and diet in a population with high birth weight
| Autor: | Inga Thorsdottir, B S Gunnarsson, H Atladottir, Kim F. Michaelsen, Gestur I. Palsson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Aging Meat Time Factors Birth weight Iron Population Medicine (miscellaneous) Nutritional Status Growth Biology Weight Gain Animal science Internal medicine Receptors Transferrin medicine Animals Birth Weight Humans education Mean corpuscular volume High birth weight education.field_of_study Nutrition and Dietetics medicine.diagnostic_test Fishes Infant Iron deficiency Iron Deficiencies medicine.disease Body Height Diet Endocrinology Breast Feeding Milk Ferritins Food Fortified Body Constitution medicine.symptom Edible Grain Breast feeding Weight gain Blood sampling |
| Zdroj: | European journal of clinical nutrition. 57(4) |
| ISSN: | 0954-3007 |
| Popis: | Objective: To investigate effects of growth and food intake in infancy on iron status at the age of 12 months in a population with high birth weight and high frequency of breast-feeding. Design: In a longitudinal observational study infants' consumption and growth were recorded. Weighed 2 day food records at the ages of 6, 9 and 12 months were used to analyse food and nutrient intake. Setting: Healthy-born participants were recruited from four maternity wards. Blood samples and growth data were collected from healthcare centres and food consumption data at home. Subjects: Newborn infants (n=180) were selected randomly according to the mother's domicile and 77% (n=138) participated, of them, 83% (n=114), or 63% of original sample, came in for blood sampling. Results: Every fifth child was iron-deficient (serum ferritin |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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