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Anemia ferropénica en niños - Prevention

Nombres alternativos

Anemia por deficiencia de hierro en los niños

Prevención:

La Academia Estadounidense de Pediatría (American Academy of Pediatrics, AAP) recomienda que todos los bebés sean alimentados con leche materna o leche maternizada (fórmula) fortificada con hierro durante al menos 12 meses. La AAP NO recomienda dar leche de vaca a los niños menores de un año.

La alimentación es la manera más importante de prevenir y tratar una deficiencia de hierro.

Las buenas fuentes de hierro abarcan:

  • Albaricoques
  • Col y otras verduras
  • Avena
  • Ciruelas
  • Uvas pasas
  • Espinaca
  • Atún

Fuentes mejores de hierro abarcan:

  • Pollo y otras carnes
  • Fríjoles y lentejas secas
  • Huevos
  • Pescado
  • Melazas
  • Mantequilla de maní
  • Semilla de soya (soja)
  • Pavo

Las mejores fuentes de hierro son:

  • Leche maternizada (fórmula) con hierro para bebés
  • Leche materna (el niño utiliza muy fácilmente el hierro)
  • Cereales para bebés y otros cereales fortificados con hierro
  • Hígado
  • Jugo de ciruela
  • Reviewed last on: 3/16/2010
  • 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.

Referencias

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.

Heird WC. The feeding of infants and children. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th Ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 42.

O'Connor NR. Infant formula. Am Fam Physician. 2009;79:565-570.

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