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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
10
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1981-11-22
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Serum ferritin and erythrocyte porphyrin concentrations were measured in seven Peruvian infants, who ranged in age from 7.5-12.0 months (mean: 9.3 months), who had been exclusively breast-fed all their lives. No infant had evidence of iron deficiency as reflected by a reduced serum ferritin, or an increased erythrocyte porphyrin. Mean serum ferritin and erythrocyte porphyrin values in these seven infants were similar to those of 40 nonanemic, noniron-deficient U.S. infants who ranged in age from 9 to 12 months, on a mixed diet. These findings illustrate that exclusively breast-feeding an infant for at least 9 months of life meets the iron requirements of the full-term infant.
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| pubmed:keyword |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Age Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Americas,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Biology,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Breast Feeding,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Clinical Research,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developing Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Health,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Hematological Effects,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Hemic System,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Infant Nutrition,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Latin America,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Nutrition,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/PERU,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Physiology,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Research Methodology,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Serum Iron Level,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/South America
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Oct
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| pubmed:issn |
0009-9228
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
20
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
625-6
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:otherAbstract |
PIP: Exclusively breastfed infants have been known to maintain a state of iron sufficiency until at least 6 months of age. Introduction of solid foods while breastfeeding has been associated with the development of iron deficiency in infants. This study evaluates the iron status of 7 Peruvian Quechua Indian infants who were exclusively breastfed for periods of 7.5-12 months of age. Capillary blood samples were collected and centrifuged. Nonhemolyzed samples were brought to the U.S. for determination of serum ferritin concentration and erythrocyte porphyrin. Serum ferritin was determined by radioimmunoassay while erythrocyte porphyrin values were measured using a fluorometric procedure in a front-faced fluorometer. 40 nonanemic U.S. infants aged 9-12 months who had been fed on a mixed diet served as a comparison group for serum ferritin values. All serum ferritin values of the 7 infants were in the normal range ( 10 ng/ml), and the mean value for the group was similar to that of their American counterparts. Although the population in this study is small, the subjects represent a larger number of exclusively breastfed infants for prolonged periods of time and for whom serum ferritin values are available. This study suggests that exclusive breastfeeding is sufficient to maintain adequate iron nutrition for most of the 1st year of life.
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1981
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Iron sufficiency with prolonged exclusive breast-feeding in Peruvian infants.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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