Timing of the introduction of complementary foods in infancy: a randomized controlled trial.
To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. To increase knowledge on iron status and growth during the first 6 months of life. We hypothesized that iron status would be better in infants who received complementary foods in addition...
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/299935 2023-05-15T13:08:09+02:00 Timing of the introduction of complementary foods in infancy: a randomized controlled trial. Jonsdottir, Olof H Thorsdottir, Inga Hibberd, Patricia L Fewtrell, Mary S Wells, Jonathan C Palsson, Gestur I Lucas, Alan Gunnlaugsson, Geir Kleinman, Ronald E Unit for Nutrition Research, Landspitali, The National University Hospital of Iceland, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. 2013-08-27 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/299935 https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-3838 en eng http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-3838 http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/130/6/1038 Pediatrics 2012, 130(6):1038-45 1098-4275 23147979 doi:10.1542/peds.2011-3838 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/299935 Pediatrics Archived with thanks to Pediatrics Landspitali Access - LSH-aðgangur Age Factors Anemia Iron-Deficiency Body Height Body Weight Breast Feeding Cephalometry Erythrocyte Indices Female Ferritins Hemoglobinometry Humans Iceland Infant Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Iron Dietary Male Nutritional Requirements Article 2013 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-3838 2022-05-29T08:21:51Z To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. To increase knowledge on iron status and growth during the first 6 months of life. We hypothesized that iron status would be better in infants who received complementary foods in addition to breast milk compared with those exclusively breastfed. One hundred nineteen healthy term (≥37 weeks) singleton infants were randomly assigned to receive either complementary foods in addition to breast milk from age 4 months (CF) or to exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months (EBF). Dietary data were collected by 3-day weighed food records, and data on iron status and growth were also collected. One hundred infants (84%) completed the trial. Infants in the CF group had higher mean serum ferritin levels at 6 months (P = .02), which remained significant when adjusted for baseline characteristics. No difference was seen between groups in iron deficiency anemia, iron deficiency, or iron depletion. The average daily energy intake from complementary foods of 5-month-olds in the CF group was 36.8 kJ per kg body weight. Infants in both groups grew at the same rate between 4 and 6 months of age. In a high-income country, adding a small amount of complementary food in addition to breast milk to infants' diets from 4 months of age does not affect growth rate between 4 and 6 months, but has a small and positive effect on iron status at 6 months. The biological importance of this finding remains to be determined. National Institutes of Health Mead Johnson Eimskip Fund of the University of Iceland Primary Health Care Organisation in Reykjavik Capital Area Primary Health Care Organisation in Akranes Primary Health Care Organisation in Sudurnes participating health centers Article in Journal/Newspaper Akranes Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive Akranes ENVELOPE(-22.075,-22.075,64.322,64.322) Pediatrics 130 6 1038 1045 |
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Age Factors Anemia Iron-Deficiency Body Height Body Weight Breast Feeding Cephalometry Erythrocyte Indices Female Ferritins Hemoglobinometry Humans Iceland Infant Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Iron Dietary Male Nutritional Requirements Jonsdottir, Olof H Thorsdottir, Inga Hibberd, Patricia L Fewtrell, Mary S Wells, Jonathan C Palsson, Gestur I Lucas, Alan Gunnlaugsson, Geir Kleinman, Ronald E Timing of the introduction of complementary foods in infancy: a randomized controlled trial. |
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To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. To increase knowledge on iron status and growth during the first 6 months of life. We hypothesized that iron status would be better in infants who received complementary foods in addition to breast milk compared with those exclusively breastfed. One hundred nineteen healthy term (≥37 weeks) singleton infants were randomly assigned to receive either complementary foods in addition to breast milk from age 4 months (CF) or to exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months (EBF). Dietary data were collected by 3-day weighed food records, and data on iron status and growth were also collected. One hundred infants (84%) completed the trial. Infants in the CF group had higher mean serum ferritin levels at 6 months (P = .02), which remained significant when adjusted for baseline characteristics. No difference was seen between groups in iron deficiency anemia, iron deficiency, or iron depletion. The average daily energy intake from complementary foods of 5-month-olds in the CF group was 36.8 kJ per kg body weight. Infants in both groups grew at the same rate between 4 and 6 months of age. In a high-income country, adding a small amount of complementary food in addition to breast milk to infants' diets from 4 months of age does not affect growth rate between 4 and 6 months, but has a small and positive effect on iron status at 6 months. The biological importance of this finding remains to be determined. National Institutes of Health Mead Johnson Eimskip Fund of the University of Iceland Primary Health Care Organisation in Reykjavik Capital Area Primary Health Care Organisation in Akranes Primary Health Care Organisation in Sudurnes participating health centers |
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Unit for Nutrition Research, Landspitali, The National University Hospital of Iceland, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
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Jonsdottir, Olof H Thorsdottir, Inga Hibberd, Patricia L Fewtrell, Mary S Wells, Jonathan C Palsson, Gestur I Lucas, Alan Gunnlaugsson, Geir Kleinman, Ronald E |
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Timing of the introduction of complementary foods in infancy: a randomized controlled trial. |
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Timing of the introduction of complementary foods in infancy: a randomized controlled trial. |
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Timing of the introduction of complementary foods in infancy: a randomized controlled trial. |
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