Open AccessPrevalence, consequences and prevention of childhood nutritional iron deficiency: a child public health perspective
Author(s) -
MOY R. J. D.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical & laboratory haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1365-2257
pISSN - 0141-9854
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2006.00793.x
Subject(s) - iron deficiency , medicine , cognition , public health , perspective (graphical) , pediatrics , early childhood , developmental psychology , environmental health , psychology , anemia , psychiatry , pathology , artificial intelligence , computer science
Summary The true extent of nutritional iron deficiency (ID) in childhood is unclear because of uncertainty over its definition and the insensitivity of markers of ID. The major cause is likely to be the excessive and early use of cow's milk. Recent neurophysiological observations support the many field studies correlating ID with cognitive developmental delays. Prevention is best sought through supplementation of essential foods.