Iron availability: An updated review

López, Manuel Ángel Amaro; Cámara-Martos, Fernando

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“…As a result, resources have traditionally been directed to children and mothers especially pregnant women. The relative omission of the nutritional needs of adolescent girls is surprising considering the fact that developmental processes of adolescence exert significantly increased demands on both micro and macronutrients (9,10,11).…”

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Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls from Rural Communities of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Mulugeta¹,

Hagos²,

Stoecker³

et al. 2009

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development

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Background: Addressing the nutritional needs of adolescents could be an important step towards breaking the vicious cycle of intergenerational malnutrition. Objective: Assess nutritional status of rural adolescent girls. Design: Cross-sectional. Methods: Anthropometric and socio-demographic information from 211 adolescent girls representing 650 randomly selected households from thirteen communities in Tigray was used in data analysis. Height-for-age and BMI-for-age were compared to the 2007 WHO growth reference. Data were analyzed using SAS, Version 9.1. Results: None of the households reported access to adolescent micronutrient supplementation. The girls were shorter and thinner than the 2007 WHO reference population. The cross-sectional prevalence of stunting and thinness were 26.5% and 58.3%, respectively. Lack of latrine facilities was significantly associated with stunting (p = 0.0033) and thinness (p<0.0001). Age was strong predictor of stunting (r 2 = 0.8838, p<0.0001) and thinness (r 2 = 0.3324, p<0.0001). Conclusion: Undernutrition was prevalent among the girls. Strategies to improve the nutritional status of girls need to go beyond the conventional maternal and child health care programs to reach girls before conception to break the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition. Further, carefully designed longitudinal studies are needed to identify the reasons for poor growth throughout the period of adolescence in this population. IntroductionAdolescence is an intense anabolic period when requirements for all nutrients increase. During adolescence, 20% of final adult height and 50% of adult weight are attained, bone mass increases of 45% and dramatic bone remodeling occur and soft tissues, organs, and even red blood cell mass increase in size (1). This situation is further complicated when adolescents are often exposed to infections and parasites that can compromise nutritional status. Among those sexually active, there is also an increased risk of infection from sexually transmitted diseases.

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Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls from Rural Communities of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Mulugeta¹,

Hagos²,

Stoecker³

et al. 2009

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development

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“…1,3 Low intake of iron-rich food is the main cause of anemia. 4 Other causes include infectious diseases, deficiencies of micronutrients such as folate and vitamin B 12 , 3 inherited conditions such as thalassaemia, 5 and environmental pollutants such as lead. 6 From the impact of civil war for over 40 years, 1 million children in Burma are reported malnourished; 9-12% have severe malnutrition.…”

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Prevalence of Anemia and Its Risk Factors Among Children 6–36 Months Old in Burma

Zhao¹,

Zhang²,

Peng³

et al. 2012

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. Anemia is a common nutritional problem, and it has a remarkably high prevalence rate in Southeast Asia. In this study, children from 6 to 36 months were investigated to determine (1) the prevalence of anemia and (2) risk factors associated with anemia. Convenience sampling was used to select three villages in three different regions in Burma. Hemoglobin and anthropometric indicators were measured for 872 children. Logistic regression analyses were used to determine factors associated with anemia. The overall prevalence of anemia was 72.6%, with 40.0% having severe anemia. Predictors of anemia are a young age (P 0.001), mother with anemia (P 0.001), height-for-age Z score −2 (P = 0.017), low family income (P 0.001), mothers without primary education (P = 0.007), drinking unboiled water (P = 0.029), and fever in the last 3 months (P = 0.001). There is a high prevalence of anemia in children, and their nutritional status is quite poor. To control anemia, humanitarians and governments should launch comprehensive interventions.

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“…The bioavailability of iron for absorption in blood depends mainly on the components of diet 8 . Iron in the form of heme is highly bio available that is the reason, meat and meat products are useful for iron availability 9 .…”

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Anemia among Students of a Medical School in Srinagar City

Rasool¹

2017

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Iron availability: An updated review

Cited by 121 publications

References 71 publications

Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls from Rural Communities of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls from Rural Communities of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Prevalence of Anemia and Its Risk Factors Among Children 6–36 Months Old in Burma

Anemia among Students of a Medical School in Srinagar City

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