A large body of epidemiologic data show that diet quality follows a socioeconomic gradient.
Whereas higher-quality diets are associated with greater affluence, energy-dense diets that …

This clinical report covers diagnosis and prevention of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency
anemia in infants (both breastfed and formula fed) and toddlers from birth through 3 years of …

FAMILY HOMELESSNESS IN PERSPECTIVE Homelessness in America steadily declined
through the 1950s and 1960s and ceased to be viewed as a problem during the 1970s [1]. It …

The author documents pervasive racial disparities in the health of American children and
analyzes how and how much those disparities contribute to racial gaps in school readiness …

Anemia is among the most widespread health problems for children in developing countries.
This paper evaluates the impact of a randomized health intervention delivering iron …

In the March and April issues of Pediatrics in Review, we published a two-part article on
managing anemia in a pediatric office practice. This article expands on the various tests for …

Background: Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world and
remains relatively common in at-risk groups in the United States. The actual prevalence of …

Background Developing food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) for infants and toddlers is a
complex task that few countries have attempted. Objectives Our objectives are to describe …

Background: The current anemia burden among US preschool children and women of
childbearing age has not been documented. Objective: We used data from National Health …

Objective To examine secular trends in iron deficiency among US children 1 to 3 years old.
Design Secular trend analyses of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey II-IV …