362 High Incidence of Iron Deficiency in Healthy Young Infants in the Netherlands: Preliminary Results of the Irostat Study

Background Iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) during infancy are associated with poor neurological development. A food consumption survey in the Netherlands showed that the median iron intake of infants, aged 2 to 3 years, was below the advised adequate intake of 7 mg/day. Aim To investigate the iron status in healthy young infants in the Netherlands and to identify risk factors for ID. Methods We conducted a multi centre, observational study in healthy young infants aged 0.5 to 3 years. We measured serum ferritin (SF), hemoglobin (Hb) and hemoglobin content in reticulocytes... Mehr ...