Despite their small size, infants and children actually require about the same amount of iron as adults, to help them grow. Many aren’t getting enough.
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From orange juice, to tea and coffee, to alcohol — different drinks can have different effects on iron absorption. This is worth thinking about if your iron levels are low.
In some communities, over a quarter of the children were misclassified as iron replete whereas they were iron deficient.
Iron deficiency anaemia is an under-recognised condition, but one that can have serious health consequences.
Iron deficiency affects more than one in ten Australian women before they reach menopause. Better dietary choices can be part of the solution.
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, University of South Australia
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
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Senior lecturer in Women's Health, Queen Mary University of London
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