Iron from supplements consumed during infancy and toddlerhood and growth, size, and body composition: A systematic review

Authors: DEWEY, KATHRYN - University Of California, Davis; BAZZANO, LYDIA - Tulane University Medical Center; DAVIS, TERESA - Children'S Nutrition Research Center (CNRC); DONOVAN, SHARON - University Of Illinois; TAVERAS, ELSIE - Massachusetts General Hospital; KLEINMAN, RONALD - Massachusetts General Hospital

Submitted to: Government Publication/Report
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/15/2020
Publication Date: 7/15/2020
Citation: Dewey, K., Bazzano, L., Davis, T., Donovan, S., Taveras, E., Kleinman, R. 2020. Iron from supplements consumed during infancy and toddlerhood and growth, size, and body composition: A systematic review. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Project. https://doi.org/10.52570/NESR.DGAC2020.SR0303.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52570/NESR.DGAC2020.SR0303

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Moderate evidence indicates that human milk-fed infants who are supplemented with iron do not have greater growth, and may have slower growth, than human milk-fed infants not supplemented with iron. Insufficient evidence is available to determine the relationship between iron from supplements consumed during infancy and body composition during infancy. Insufficient evidence is available to determine the relationship between iron from supplements consumed during infancy and growth, size, and body composition beyond age 12 months. Insufficient evidence is available to determine the relationship between iron from supplements consumed after age 12 months and growth, size, and body composition.