Iron deficiency (ID) is a common and challenging problem in adolescence. In order to
prevent, recognize, and treat ID in this age range, it is critical to understand the …

Overview: Iron is an essential nutrient, playing a central role in oxygen transport and cellular
energy metabolism. The importance of ensuring adequate bioavailable dietary iron stems …

Iron deficiency is the commonest form of malnutrition worldwide, and according to the World
Health Organization, it affects 43% of the world's children. Deficiency may be due to …

Iron-deficiency anemia occurs most commonly in young children due to a low-iron diet and
adolescent girls due to menstrual blood loss. However, children with gastrointestinal …

Infantile iron deficiency anemia (IDA) reduces maximal lifetime cognitive capacity and can
threaten the life of an adolescent mother in childbirth. Administration of iron is a component …

Although dietary practices in the United States have changed in the past decade to include
more bioavailable iron in many infant's diets, iron deficiency remains an important problem …

Iron is an essential nutrient, and individual iron status is determined by the regulation of iron
absorption, which is driven by iron requirements. Iron deficiency (ID) disproportionately …

Adolescence is an important period of nutritional vulnerability due to increased dietary
requirements for growth and development. Iron needs are elevated as a result of intensive …

The provision of iron via supplementation or the fortification of foods has been shown to be
effective in preventing and treating iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in infants and …

Background Nonanemic iron deficiency is common in toddlers in developed countries. Food-
based strategies are safe methods to control and prevent mild micronutrient deficiencies …