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A study of the iron requirement in infants, using changes in total body iron determined by hemoglobin, serum ferritin and bodyweight
Author(s) -
HOKAMA TOMIKO
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1994.tb03152.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hemoglobin , serum ferritin , ferritin , weaning , serum iron , physiology , zoology , iron status , dietary iron , anemia , iron deficiency , biology
The amount of iron absorption in healthy breast‐fed infants was estimated in order to assess the iron requirement. This was carried out by monitoring changes in total body iron (TBI). Hemoglobin and serum ferritin were measure to calculate hemoglobin iron, body storage iron and TB1 at the ages of 4–5 months and 10–11 months. The amount of iron absorption was ∼ 0.4 mg/day, calculated as the sum of TBI increment and physiological iron loss. From this study, the dietary iron requirement for the weaning period was estimated as 4 mg/day.