Open AccessIron Status of Vegetarian Children: A Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Roman Pawlak,
Kami Bell
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of nutrition and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.926
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1421-9697
pISSN - 0250-6807
DOI - 10.1159/000466706
Subject(s) - iron status , iron deficiency , medicine , ferritin , anemia , iron deficiency anemia , hemoglobin , percentile , dietary iron , serum ferritin , pediatrics , statistics , mathematics
Iron is considered a nutrient of concern for vegetarians. In children, inadequate iron status may lead to anemia and poor growth.
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