IRON SUPPLEMENTATION APPEARS TO RETARD GROWTH IN YOUNG, IRON- SUFFICIENT CHILDREN
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
IRON SUPPLEMENTATION APPEARS TO RETARD GROWTH IN YOUNG, IRON- SUFFICIENT CHILDREN based on a four-month study of 47 Indonesian children between 12 and 18 months old conducted by Ponpon Idjradinata, MD, Padjadjaran University, et al. Published in the May 21 issue of The Lancet, the study found that weight gain "was significantly greater" in the children receiving placebo compared to those receiving iron supplements. However, the study notes that "rates of gain in [the children's] length and arm circumference did not differ significantly by treatment."
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