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Iron deficiency anemia - children - Prevention

Alternative Names

Anemia - iron deficiency - children

Prevention:

Diet is the most important way to prevent and treat iron deficiency.

Good sources of iron include:

  • Apricots
  • Kale and other greens
  • Oatmeal
  • Prunes
  • Raisins
  • Spinach
  • Tuna

Better sources of iron include:

  • Chicken and other meats
  • Dried beans and lentils
  • Eggs
  • Fish
  • Molasses
  • Peanut butter
  • Soybeans
  • Turkey

The best sources of iron include:

  • Baby formula with iron
  • Breast milk (the iron is very easily used by the child)
  • Infant cereals and other iron-fortified cereals
  • Liver
  • Prune juice
  • Reviewed last on: 12/9/2008
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Wu AC, Lesperance L, Bernstein H. Screening for iron deficiency. Pediatr-Rev. May 2002;23:171-178.

Glader B. Iron-deficiency anemia. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 455.

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