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Breast‐feeding, weaning diet and iron deficiency anaemia in infants

Ana Paula Mena Alberico (Ana Paula Mena Alberico is a Nutritionist, at the Institute of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.)
Glória Valeria da Veiga (Glória Valeria da Veiga is a Professor of Nutrition, at the Institute of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.)
Mirian Ribeiro Baião (Mirian Ribeiro Baião is a Professor of Nutrition, at the Institute of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.)
Marta Maria Antonieta de Souza Santos (Marta Maria Antonieta de Souza Santos is a Professor of Nutrition, at the Institute of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.)
Sônia Buongermino de Souza (Sônia Buongermino de Souza is a Professor of Public Health at the Faculty of Public Health, University of São Paulo, Brazil.)
Sophia Cornbluth Szarfarc (Sophia Cornbluth Szarfarc is a Professors of Public Health at the Faculty of Public Health, University of São Paulo, Brazil.)

Nutrition & Food Science

ISSN: 0034-6659

Article publication date: 1 June 2003

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Abstract

This study describes the breast‐feeding profile as well as the consumption of iron source foods and vitamin C source foods for both anaemic and non‐anaemic children. A total of 500 infants attending two Municipal Primary Health‐Care Centres in Rio de Janeiro were assessed. The prevalence of anaemia was 57.6 per cent. A low probability of consumption of exclusive breast‐feeding at four months was found (9 per cent for anaemic and 12 per cent for non‐anaemic). Further findings showed that the early consumption of cow’s milk, as well as the low probability of consumption and late introduction of beans, liver and green vegetables in the child’s diet, were considered risk dietary factors for iron deficiency anaemia among the evaluated children.

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Mena Alberico, A.P., Valeria da Veiga, G., Ribeiro Baião, M., Antonieta de Souza Santos, M.M., Buongermino de Souza, S. and Cornbluth Szarfarc, S. (2003), "Breast‐feeding, weaning diet and iron deficiency anaemia in infants", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 33 No. 3, pp. 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1108/00346650310476104

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