background: girls are one of the high risk groups for iron deficiency anemia. iron supplementation program is a preventive strategy for female students in high schools in iran. this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of iron supplements consumption among high school students in the southeast of iran.   methods: a quantitative study was conducted in zahedan (the capital of sistan and baloche...

Exercise-induced skeletal muscle microtrauma is characterized by loss of muscle cell integrity, marked aseptic inflammatory response, and oxidative stress. We examined if iron supplementation would alter redox status after eccentric exercise. In a randomized, double blind crossover study, that was conducted in two cycles, healthy adults (n = 14) and children (n = 11) received daily either 37 mg...

Aims: Iron supplementation in children under 5 years of age is recommended on the basis of anaemia prevention. This study aims to assess the mother’s knowledge and practice towards the effects of iron supplementation on dental caries and staining in children aged 6 months to 2 years in Yazd, Iran. Methods: A randomized cross-sectional study was conducted on 403...

BACKGROUND Folate and iron deficiency during pregnancy are risk factors for anaemia, preterm delivery, and low birth weight, and may contribute to poor neonatal health and increased maternal mortality. The World Health Organization recommends supplementation of folic acid (FA) and iron for all pregnant women at risk of malnutrition to prevent anaemia. We assessed the use of prenatal folic acid ...

BACKGROUND Iron deficiency is common during infancy and therefore iron supplementation is recommended. Recent reports suggest that iron supplementation in already iron replete infants may adversely affect growth, cognitive development, and morbidity. METHODS Normal and growth restricted rat pups were given iron daily (30 or 150 μg/d) from birth to postnatal day (PD) 20, and followed to PD56. ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Supplementation and screening for iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in young children may improve growth and development outcomes. The goal of this study was to review the evidence regarding the benefits and harms of screening and routine supplementation for IDA for the US Preventive Services Task Force. METHODS We searched Medline and Cochrane databases (1996-August 2014...

BACKGROUND Decrements in iron status have been reported in female soldiers during military training. Diminished iron status adversely affects physical and cognitive performance. OBJECTIVE We wanted to determine whether iron supplementation could prevent decrements in iron status and improve measures of physical performance and cognitive status in female soldiers during basic combat training (...

Although iron and zinc deficiencies are known to occur together and also appear to be high in Ghana, a few supplementation studies addressed this concurrently in pregnancy. In a double-blind, randomized controlled trial, 600 pregnant women in Ghana were randomly assigned to receive either a combined supplement of 40 mg of zinc as zinc gluconate and 40 mg of iron as ferrous sulphate or 40 mg of ...

BACKGROUND Correction of iron deficiency with oral or intravenous iron supplementation can reduce the severity of anemia in patients with CKD. Untreated iron deficiency is an important cause of hyporesponsiveness to ESA treatment. It is important to diagnose iron deficiency because treatment can readily correct the associated anemia and investigation for the cause of iron deficiency, which shou...

BACKGROUND Patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) suffer from recurrent epistaxis and bleeding from gastrointestinal telangiectasias that occur despite otherwise normal haemostasis and result in iron deficiency anaemia with increasing severity. In advanced disease, anaemia may be severe, be irresponsive to iron supplementation, and may lead to red blood cell transfusion depe...