Low intake of bioavailable iron from complementary foods is the major cause of the high
prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia among children 6 to 24 months of age in developing …

Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are public health issues recognised by the World
Health Organisation, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In some countries on this continent …

Iron supplementation, mostly with a therapeutic orientation, has been a key strategy for the
short-term control of iron deficiency and ferropenic anemia. It has been used almost …

This paper provides a synopsis of the experience in combating iron deficiency in
industrialized countries and identifies the reasons for the considerable success and future …

Childhood anemia has major adverse consequences for health and development. It's
prevalence in India continues to range from 70 to 90%. Although anemia is multifactorial in …

Iron deficiency remains one of the main nutritional disorders worldwide and low iron intake
and/or bioavailability are currently the major causes of anemia. To fight this public health …

Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) affects many infants in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs) and may impair cognitive development and adaptive immunity. Effective …

Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia remain a major and global public health problem
that affects particularly infants, young children, and women of childbearing age in …

ObjectiveTo determine risk factors for anaemia in preschool children. DesignA cross-
sectional study. SettingTigray province, northern Ethiopia. Subjects2080 of 2373 children …

Fe deficiency is considered to be the commonest of nutritional deficiencies worldwide.
Adverse effects are stated to include lower growth rate and impaired cognitive scores in …