USPSTF reviews evidence to update recommendations on iron supplementation and deficiency screening in pregnant women
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reviewed published evidence to update its recommendations on iron supplementation and screening for iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women.
March 30, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: deficiency-anemia, diet, iron-supplementation, mendations-on-iron, on call diets, pregnancy / obstetrics, reviewed-published, services, services-task, update-its
Iron supplementation improves hemoglobin recovery time following blood donation
Among blood donors with normal hemoglobin levels, low-dose oral iron supplementation, compared with no supplementation, reduced the time to recovery of the postdonation decrease in hemoglobin…
February 11, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood-donors, diet, hemoglobin-levels, iron-supplementation, low-dose-oral, nutrition, on call diets, postdonation, reduced-the-time, the-postdonation
Iron supplementation among children living in malaria-endemic area does not result in increased incidence of malaria
Children in a malaria-endemic community in Ghana who received a micronutrient powder with iron did not have an increased incidence of malaria, according to a study in the September 4 issue of JAMA. Previous research has suggested that iron supplementation for children with iron deficiency in malaria-endemic areas may increase the risk of malaria…
September 3, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: areas-may, diet, ghana, increase-the-risk, iron-supplementation, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, risk, tropical diseases
