EARLY EATING HABITS IN INFANTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH IRON METABOLISM

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dc.contributor.authorElksne, Inga
dc.contributor.authorStrēle, Ieva
dc.contributor.authorSiksna, Inese
dc.contributor.authorGardovska, Dace
dc.contributor.institutionRīga Stradiņš University
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-11T12:30:02Z
dc.date.available2023-01-11T12:30:02Z
dc.date.issued2022-02-01
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2022 Inga Elksne et al., published by Sciendo.
dc.description.abstractInfants experience rapid growth and development during their first year of life. The objective of the study was to investigate the early dietary habits of Latvian infants and their relation to iron metabolism. The study was composed of Study A "Research on eating habits of infants living in Latvia"(n = 344) and Study B "Research on the association between eating habits of infants living in Latvia and iron metabolism"(n = 73). 89% of infants (n = 18) were breastfed (BF) in the first month, and 21% (n =15) were exclusively BF for the first six months. The average age for introducing complementary food was five months. Iron intake was on average 7.4 mg. Iron deficiency (ID) was in 9.6% (n = 7) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in 4.1% (n = 3) of infants. The blood iron level was lower in 30% (n = 8) of infants fed with cow's milk. For infants who obtained iron predominantly from non-Animal products, serum ferritin (SF) was within normal range. SF was within the normal range for 93% (n = 26) of infants who did not consume legumes. Dietary habits of infants in Latvia partly correspond to the guidelines. 63% of infants did not consume enough iron from food and ID was observed in 9.6% of infants and IDA in 4.1%. A lower iron level in blood occurred in breastfed infants and in infants for whom cow's milk was introduced at an early stage; a lower mean corpuscular volume level was observed in infants whose exclusive breast-feeding continued for at least the first four months; lower SF occurred in breastfed infants, in at least the first four months for exclusively breastfed infants, and in infants for whom whose legumes had been introduced in diet. A higher level of soluble transferrin receptors was observed in infants who were not first-born.en
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dc.identifier.citationElksne, I, Strēle, I, Siksna, I & Gardovska, D 2022, 'EARLY EATING HABITS IN INFANTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH IRON METABOLISM', Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 42-51. https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2022-0007
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/prolas-2022-0007
dc.identifier.issn1407-009X
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/10069
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectbreastfeeding
dc.subjecteating habits
dc.subjectiron deficiency
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subject3.2 Clinical medicine
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dc.titleEARLY EATING HABITS IN INFANTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH IRON METABOLISMen
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