Open AccessHigh Absorption of Fortification Iron From Current Infant Formulas
Author(s) -
Eva Hertrampf,
Manuel Olivares,
Fernando Pizarro,
Tomás Walter
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1536-4801
pISSN - 0277-2116
DOI - 10.1097/00005176-199810000-00012
Subject(s) - bioavailability , infant formula , fortification , absorption (acoustics) , medicine , iron deficiency , zoology , pediatrics , food science , chemistry , pharmacology , anemia , physics , biology , acoustics
Estimations of iron absorption from infant formulas are based on 20-year-old data. Data about iron bioavailability from currently used infant formulas are scarce, considering that during the last decades, formulas have had modifications that could affect iron absorption.