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Iron fortified follow on formula from 9 to 18 months improves iron status but not development or growth: a randomised trial
Citation
Morley, R and Abbott, R and Fairweather-Tait, S and MacFadyen, U and Stephenson, T and Lucas, A, Iron fortified follow on formula from 9 to 18 months improves iron status but not development or growth: a randomised trial, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 81, (3) pp. 247-252. ISSN 0003-9888 (1999) [Refereed Article]
Abstract
Aims - Iron deficiency anaemia is associated, in observational studies, with developmental disadvantage. This study tested the hypothesis that feeding iron supplemented formula from 9 to 18 months of age would improve developmental performance. Subjects and methods - 493 healthy children aged 9 months being fed pasteurised cows' milk were recruited from three UK centres. They were randomised to: cows' milk as before, formula containing 0.9 mg/litre iron, or formula containing 1.2 mg/litre irons until 18 months of age. Bayley mental and psychomotor developmental indices were measured at 18 months, as were growth and haematological indices. Results - Children fed iron fortified formula had higher plasma ferritin concentrations, but there were no significant intergroup differences in development or growth. Conclusions - There are no developmental or growth advantages in children given iron supplemented formulas but a benefit for a minority who were anaemic, or the possibility that a benefit may emerge at a later age, cannot be excluded.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Epidemiology |
Research Field: | Epidemiology not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health) |
Objective Field: | Neonatal and child health |
UTAS Author: | Morley, R (Dr Ruth Morley) |
ID Code: | 17804 |
Year Published: | 1999 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 81 |
Deposited By: | Menzies Centre |
Deposited On: | 1999-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2011-09-21 |
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