Clinical safety of iron-fortified formulas

Singhal, Atul, Morley, Ruth, Abbott, Rebecca, Fairweather-Tait, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1413-5569, Stephenson, Terence and Lucas, Alan (2000) Clinical safety of iron-fortified formulas. Pediatrics, 105 (3). E38. ISSN 0031-4005

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Abstract

Iron-fortified formulas are recommended throughout infancy and are frequently used beyond, yet safety aspects have been inadequately studied. Iron could theoretically increase pro-oxidant stress, with potential adverse effects, including infection risk, and some clinicians suspect that iron-fortified formulas induce gastrointestinal disturbance.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	animals,constipation,diarrhea,female,ferritins,food, fortified,humans,infant,infant food,iron,male,milk,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2014 12:28
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 06:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/49153
DOI:	10.1542/peds.105.3.e38

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