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Iron Metabolism in Infants
Author(s) -
FEUILLEN Y. M.,
PLUMIER M.
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1952.tb17013.x
Subject(s) - medicine , breast milk , anemia , breast feeding , pediatrics , metabolism , physiology , iron deficiency anemia , iron status , iron deficiency , endocrinology , biochemistry , biology
Summary In this first part of their investigations on iron metabolism in infants, the authors have estimated the iron in breast milk, cow's milk and different diets most frequently employed in pediatric clinics. They conclude that infants fed artificially often ingest 3 to 4 times more iron than infants of the same age, breast fed; and that anemia in the former is not due to the lack of iron in their diet.