Iron deficiency in toddlers; two suggestionsSeveral letters to the editor are presented about iron deficiency in toddlers.Voit, BelindaWeintraub, FrancesEden, AlvinContemporary Pediatrics
Discusses several issues regarding iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in toddlers. Significance of breastfeeding and use of iron-fortified infant formulas to the reduction in the prevalence of ID; Dietary changes that contribute to the vulnerability of toddlers to ID and IDA; ...
How do I know if my kids have iron deficiency? Iron deficiency in children is oftenassociated with vague or no symptoms, especially if it has not progressed to anemia. Symptoms can includefatigue, difficulty concentrating,poor behavior, frequent infections, and pica(eating non-food substances such...
Particular groups are at increased risk of iron deficiency, such as toddlers, boys aged between 11 and 14 years, and women of reproductive age.Three stages of iron deficiency may be identified. They range in severity from depleted iron stores, through iron deficient erythropoiesis (in which an ...
Iron deficiency occurs in industrially developed and developing countries. In the United States, 9–11% of toddlers, adolescent girls, and women of child-bearing age have iron deficiency, and 2–4% haveiron deficiency anemia. The prevalence of iron deficiency is approximately doubled in US black...
In 2015, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its findings that the evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of routine iron supplementation during pregnancy or of routinely screening pregnant women for iron deficiency anemia (IDA) to prevent adverse ma...
Iron requirements of infants and toddlers. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2014;58:119–29. 12. Lozoff B, Beard J, Connor J, Barbara F, Georgieff M, Schallert T. Long- lasting neural and behavioral effects of iron deficiency in infancy. Nutr Rev 2006;64:S34–43; discussion S72-S91. 13....
A.What makes you think something is not normal? Ferritin values may be low in some people, and iron deficiency is usually defined as ferritin 15. Do you have anemia? Currently, it doesn't seem you have any problem with the iron levels. ...
8 Approximately 4% of men and 8% of women in the United States have anemia, defined as Hb values below 13 g/dL for men and below 12 g/dL for women.8,9 In the United States, iron deficiency anemia is the most common type.10 Of the approximately 2000 patients treated in the average...
Subgroup analysis did not show evidence of benefit on mental development index from iron supplementation in children who were anaemic (MD 4·46, 95% CI −9·32 to 18·24; p=0·53); however, there was evidence of a beneficial effect in children with iron deficiency at baseline (MD 5·...