Background Vitamin and mineral deficiencies, particularly those of iron, vitamin A and zinc,
affect more than two billion people worldwide. Young children are highly vulnerable …

Iron metabolism is a balancing act, and biological systems have evolved exquisite
regulatory mechanisms to maintain iron homeostasis. Iron metabolism disorders are …

Background Powders containing iron and other micronutrients are recommended as a
strategy to prevent nutritional anaemia and other micronutrient deficiencies in children. We …

Background Iron‐deficiency anaemia is common during childhood. Iron administration has
been claimed to increase the risk of malaria. Objectives To evaluate the effects and safety of …

Recent thymic emigrants can be identified by T cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) formed
during T-cell receptor rearrangement. Decreasing numbers of TRECs have been observed …

Background: The utility of iron fortification of food to improve iron deficiency, anemia, and
biological outcomes is not proven unequivocally. Objectives: The objectives were to …

Introducción: La anemia en el niño es un problema de salud pública, las estrategias
actuales incluyen el tratamiento y suplementación con hierro, pero se desconoce su nivel …

Objetivos. Evaluar la implementación del programa de suplementación universal con
multimicronutrientes “Chispitas®” en la región Apurímac a través de la cantidad y calidad de …

Anemia resulting from severe iron deficiency (ID) is the most prevalent and widespread
nutrition-related health problem in infants and young children in low-income countries and …

Background Approximately 600 million children of preschool and school age are anaemic
worldwide. It is estimated that at least half of the cases are due to iron deficiency. Point‐of …