Title |
Intermittent iron supplementation for improving nutrition and development in children under 12 years of age
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, December 2011
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd009085.pub2 |
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Authors |
Luz Maria De‐Regil, Maria Elena D Jefferds, Allison C Sylvetsky, Therese Dowswell |
Abstract |
Approximately 600 million children of preschool and school age are anaemic worldwide. It is estimated that half of the cases are due to iron deficiency. Consequences of iron deficiency anaemia during childhood include growth retardation, reduced school achievement, impaired motor and cognitive development, and increased morbidity and mortality. The provision of daily iron supplements is a widely used strategy for improving iron status in children but its effectiveness has been limited due to its side effects, which can include nausea, constipation or staining of the teeth. As a consequence, intermittent iron supplementation (one, two or three times a week on non-consecutive days) has been proposed as an effective and safer alternative to daily supplementation. |
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