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Objectives National surveys consistently identify iron deficiency (ID) in US children between 1 and 3 years of age, when the brain is rapidly developing and vulnerable to the effects of ID. However, controversy remains as to how best to recognize and prevent ID in young children, in part because of the multiple potential etiologies. The objective of this project was to assess ID in children and identify potential individual dietary predictors of status. Methods We examined three biomarkers of ID [soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) and serum ferritin (SF), and body iron (calculated from sTfR and SF)] against parent-provided dietary calcium and iron intake for eight-three 18-36 month old children from middle class families. Results Using literature-based cutoffs, fourteen children (16.9 %) had at least one indicator of ID: low SF(
Author(s): Elizabeth H. Kerling[sup.1] , Laura M. Souther[sup.1] , Byron J. Gajewski[sup.2] , Debra K. Sullivan[sup.1] , Michael K. Georgieff[sup.3] , Susan E. Carlson[sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) Department of Dietetics [...]