Study on iron fortified milk and red meat improving toddler iron status now published

Previously discussed in the October 2009 newswire, Iron fortified milk and red meat improves toddler iron status, this study has now been published in the December 2009  issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/6/1541. This New Zealand study showed that iron fortified toddler milk has an important role in increasing toddlers iron stores, protecting them from iron deficiency.

Reference
Szymlek-Gay EA, Ferguson EL et al. Food based strategies improve iron status in toddlers: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2009;90(6):1541-1551