Iron Fortified Infant Formula Linked To Poorer Long-Term Outcomes If Hemoglobin Levels Were High

Infants with high levels of hemoglobin who were given iron fortified infant formula were found to have poorer long-term developmental outcomes ten years later, researchers from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor reported in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The researchers explained as background information: "The high prevalence of iron deficiency in infancy has led to routine iron fortification of infant formula and foods in many countries," the authors write as background information in the study...

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