The effects of iron fortification and supplementation on the gut microbiome and diarrhea in infants and children: A review

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue , 2017, Pages 1688S-1693S

  Paganini, Daniela ^a   Zimmermann, Michael B ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calprotectin; childhood; diarrhea; enterobacteria; gut inflammation; gut microbiome; infancy; iron fortification; iron supplementation; micronutrient powders

Indexed keywords

IRON; TRACE ELEMENT;

AFRICAN; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FORTIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INTESTINE FLORA; IRON INTAKE; NONHUMAN; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BLOOD; DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INCIDENCE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRON; MICRONUTRIENTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85037618740     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.117.156067     Document Type: Conference Paper

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