IRON, ANEMIA AND HEIGHT INCREASE
In a recent study in Indonesia, scientists have studied the effects of iron supplementation on growth and hematological status of Indonesian anemic preschool children with low weight-for-age were investigated.
They gave extra iron and vitamin C (30 mg Fe and 20 mg vitamin C) to 39 children whereas a control group (n = 37) received 20 mg vitamin C only for a period of 2 months. At the start and finish of the study, body weight, height, food intake, and hemoglobin and serum ferritin concentrations were determined. Only the treatment group showed a significant increase in all hematological values (P < 0.001). Height and weight of all children increased (P < 0.01). Increases in height and height-for-age Z score in the treatment group were larger (P = 0.001) than the increase in the control group. The positive effect of iron supplementation on linear growth was not caused by increased food intake, but seems to be influenced by decreased morbidity. Iron supplementation may be a relatively inexpensive way to help decrease the high prevalence of stunting.
By looking at the data it appears that decreased iron intake in children can cause slow growth and even stunting due to decreased iron carrying capacity. Therefore providing foods rich in iron seem to help in increasing height of children.
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