[The effect of the use of milk fortified with iron and vitamin C on hemoglobin levels and nutritional status of children under 2]. / Efeito do uso de leite fortificado com ferro e vitamina C sobre os niveis de hemoglobina e condicao nutricional de criancas menores de 2 anos.
Rev Saude Publica
; 29(4): 301-7, 1995 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
PIP: The impact of the use of fortified powdered whole milk (9 mg of iron and 65 mg of vitamin C per 100 g of milk) on the hemoglobin levels of children under 2 years of age was evaluated, over a period of 6 months, in 107 children enrolled in municipal day care centers (DCC) and in 228 seen at a Basic Health Care Unit (BHCU). Before the beginning of the intervention, 66.4% of the children in the DCC and 72.8% of those seen at the BHCU had hemoglobin levels under 11.0 g/dl. After 6 months of fortified milk intake, these percentages fell to 20.6% and 18.0%, respectively. The average hemoglobin level before the intervention was 10.3 g/dl in the DCC and 10.5 g/dl in the BHCU. After 6 months these increased to 11.6 g/dl in the populations studied. Concerning the nutritional condition, evaluated according to Gomez's criteria, 57% of the DCC children showed improvement, 41.1% showed no change, and only 1.9% grew worse. In the BHCU, 11.4% showed improvement, 70.6% remained the same, and 18% worsened, which demonstrated differences in response regarding improvement of nutritional condition when fortified milk was used in closed and open environments. The authors conclude that the utilization of enriched foods is an excellent alternative in the treatment of iron deficiency in populations of children under 2 years of age. (author's)
Palavras-chave
Age Factors; Americas; Biology; Brazil; Deficiency Diseases; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Health; Hemic System; Hemoglobin Level; Infant; Infant Nutrition; Latin America; Nutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutrition Indexes; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Methodology; Research Report; Retrospective Studies; South America; Studies; Supplementary Feeding; Youth
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Ácido Ascórbico
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Hemoglobinas
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Alimentos Fortificados
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Anemia Ferropriva
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Leite
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Ferro
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Rev Saude Publica
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil