Iron Deficiency in Infancy and Childhood

TL;DR: A large prospective randomized multicentre study has been undertaken on 926 preterm infants to test the hypothesis that early diet influences long-term outcome, and implies that the neonatal period is critical for nutrition after preterm birth.

TL;DR: Results of recent basic research support the concerns that iron-deficiency anemia and iron deficiency without anemia during infancy and childhood can have long-lasting detrimental effects on neurodevelopment.

TL;DR: Investigating the relationship between iron deficiency and cognitive test scores among a nationally representative sample of school-aged children and adolescents demonstrated lower standardized math scores among iron-deficient school-ages and adolescents, including those with iron deficiency without anemia.

TL;DR: In this urban population of non-anaemic iron-deficient adolescent girls, iron supplementation improved verbal learning and memory andRegression analysis showed that girls who received iron performed better on a test of verballearning and memory than girls in the control group.

TL;DR: It was concluded that a loss of 60-80 ml is normal; losses above 80 ml should be considered pathological and the upper normal limit of menstrual blood loss is established.

TL;DR: The results of isotopic experiments to determine the quantities of iron lost via the gastrointestinal tract suggested a daily loss of approximately 0.1 mg. as mentioned in this paper, which was not possible to establish what proportion of this iron is reabsorbed into the body.

TL;DR: The conclusion can be made that there are no major systematic errors of the present method to measure the total iron absorption from a mixed diet, and a much greater fraction of the heme iron was absorbed than of the nonheme iron.

TL;DR: The Organization still has an important role to play in this field, encouraging the development of control programs and providing advice and technical assistance ot member countries.