Iron intakes of Australian infants and toddlers: Findings from the Melbourne Infant Feeding, Activity and Nutrition Trial (InFANT) Program

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 285-293

  Atkins, Linda A ^a   Mcnaughton, Sarah A ^a   Campbell, Karen J ^a   Szymlek Gay, Ewa A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

24 h recall; Dietary intakes; Infants; Iron intake; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL MILK; AUSTRALIAN; BREAST FEEDING; CEREAL; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; IRON INTAKE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RECALL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TODDLER; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; AUSTRALIA; BABY FOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFICIENCY; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FOOD; FOOD GRAIN; FORTIFIED FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INFANT NUTRITION; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

IRON; IRON INTAKE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; EDIBLE GRAIN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84950239724     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114515004286     Document Type: Article

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