Chewable ferrous fumarate tablet is the best iron dosage form for children due to better compliance and lower teeth staining compared to the oral drop. Because of the different desirable properties of chewable tablets and the opposing effects of fillers on them, the mathematical experimental design was used as the formulation approach. Different series of formulations based on single filler (La...

By M. C. BERENBAUM, K. J. CHILD, B. DAVIS, HELEN M. SHARPE AND E. G. ToMIci T HE ORAL TREATMENT of hypochromic anemia with inorganic salts of iron occasionally results in gastrointestinal distress, and massive doses produce necrosis of the gastric mucosa and liver ( Forbes, 1947; Smith, 1952; Swift, Cefalu and Rubell, 1952; Luongo and Bjornson, 1954) . A recent survey ( Hoppe, Marcelli and Tain...

BACKGROUND Standard therapy for anemia in infants is ferrous sulfate drops administered 3 times/d. Adherence to treatment, however, is often poor. One likely reason for poor adherence is the unpleasant side effects associated with drops. OBJECTIVE The objective was to evaluate the use of a new form of iron and a delivery system to treat anemia in infants that is likely to produce better adher...

BACKGROUND We aimed to show the non-inferiority of home fortification with a daily dose of 3 mg iron in the form of iron as ferric sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (NaFeEDTA) compared with 12.5 mg iron as encapsulated ferrous fumarate in Kenyan children aged 12-36 months. In addition, we updated a recent meta-analysis to assess the efficacy of home fortification with iron-containing powders, ...

BACKGROUND Iron absorption in humans is highly variable even after iron status and dietary components that influence iron absorption are controlled for. Inherited factors may help explain this variance. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to compare nonheme-iron absorption from a noninhibitory, stable-isotope-labeled test meal in preschool-aged children and their mothers. DESIGN We provided 72 test...

Background: This study aimed to investigate different methods used to provide necessary supplementations for pregnant women and obtain reliable data about the general status of health promotion during pregnancy. Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on 401 pregnant women referring to different women’s hospitals of Tabriz, including Alzahra, Taleghani, 29-Bahman, Zakariy...

Iron deficiency is one of the major health problems in India and is significantly affecting the growth and development of children. The mid day meals offered as an intervention to improve nutritional standards could not fulfill daily iron requirements of children. Iron fortified snack products were developed to supplement these daily meals, by extrusion cooking of nutritional orphan crop finger...

background: this study aimed to investigate different methods used to provide necessary supplementations for pregnant women and obtain reliable data about the general status of health promotion during pregnancy. methods: this descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on 401 pregnant women referring to different women’s hospitals of tabriz, including alzahra, taleghani, 29-bahman, zakariy...