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Dr. W. A. Priester of the
National Cancer Institute has noted that squamous cell cancer of the
eyes in cattle experiences accelerated growth when the cattle's food
was supplemented with animal protein.
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09/08/2006 - The US government has proposed that its Women, Infants and

Children (WIC) nutritional program should be revised for the first time

in over 25 years in order to better reflect the Dietary Guidelines for
Americans.

<<snip>>
provide greater amounts of nutrients such as iron
<<snip>>

The proposal is now in a period of consideration and open to comments,
which must be posted by November 6 2006.
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Menstruation does NOT cause anemia contrary to popular understanding

Menstruation does not cause anemia: Endometrial thickness correlates
positively with erythrocyte count and hemoglobin concentration in
premenopausal women.
Clancy KB, Nenko I, Jasienska G
Am J Hum Biol. 2006 Aug 17; 18(5): 710-713

http://tinyurl.com/qaxkr
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Healthy Pregnant Women's Iron Intake Advice Too High

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-05/chr-cho053106.php

"In these women, the risk of delivering premature babies or
newborns with low birth weight QUADRUPLED."

Article Date: 01 Jun 2006 - 2:00am (PDT)

A new study conducted by researchers at Children's Hospital Oakland
Research Institute (CHORI), in close collaboration with scientists at
the National Institute of Perinatology in Mexico, is the first to show
that the current iron supplement recommendation for pregnant women who
are not anemic is too high and could lead to birth complications for
infants such as premature birth and low birth weight.
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<<quote>>
'The diagnostic criteria for iron deficiency in infants should be
reevaluated"

Acta Paediatr. 2004 Apr;93(4):436-9. Related Articles, Links

Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia during infancy and
childhood.

Zetterstrom R.

The present definition of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia
is under
debate. Our present figures for the prevalence of iron deficiency in
infants
and toddlers are thus disputed. CONCLUSION: Better understanding of the

regulation of iron metabolism and requirement during the critical early

period of growth and development is needed for relevant control of iron

deficiency anaemia.

Publication Types:
Editorial

PMID: 15188964 [PubMed - in process]

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DGReview

Inadequate Definition Of Iron Deficiency In Infancy A DGReview of :"The

diagnostic criteria for iron deficiency in infants should be
reevaluated."
Nutrition
12/20/2002
By Robert Short

The current definitions for iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia

in infants are inadequate and need evaluation.

A study of 263 exclusively breast-fed infants in Honduras and Sweden
who were
randomly assigned to receive iron supplementation or placebo has led
researchers in Sweden and the United States to this conclusion.

Blood samples were taken from the children at age 4, 6 and 9 months.
Reference ranges were determined using three different approaches
for defining iron-replete infants.
The researchers evaluated various variables for predicting the
haemoglobin response to iron.

Dr M Domellof, from the Department of Clinical Sciences, Pediatrics,
Umea University, Umea, Sweden, said, "The haemoglobin response
to iron was not a useful definition of iron deficiency anaemia at
4 months of age.
Haemoglobin,
mean cell volume, and zinc protoporphyrin at 6 months as well as growth

variables predicted the haemoglobin response at 6-9 months, but
ferritin and
soluble transferrin receptors at 6 months did not."

The investigators concluded that there was a need for a re-evaluation
of the definitions of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia.

They had set out to establish the cut-off values for the different
variables.
They found the two standard deviation cut-off values in iron-replete
infants to
be as follows: haemoglobin <105 g/L at 4-6 months and <100 g/L at 9
months;
zinc protoporphyrin >75 micro mol/mol haem at 4.6 months and >90 micro
mol/mol
haem at 9 months; ferritin <20 micro g/L at 4 mo, <9 micro g/L at 6 mo
and <5
micro g/L at 9 mo; and soluble transferrin receptors >11 mg/L at 4-9
months.

Nutrition
"The diagnostic criteria for iron deficiency in infants should be
reevaluated."
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http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=86409&lk=nd02

JAPAN: Coca-Cola's iron powder recall deepens
10 May 2006| Source: just-drinks.com editorial team

Coca-Cola Japan has widened the recall of a swathe of products found to
contain iron powder.

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