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The prevention of iron dificency anemia in infants.

The prevention of iron deficiency requires attention to the toal feeding regimen as well as to its iron content. The use of fresh cow's milk in early infancy, a common practice, is associated with the development of measurable degrees of iron deficiency. In many instances excessive amounts of milk produce severe iron deficiency anemia during the second year of life in infants of greater than average birth weight. The psychological factors leading to such milk intakes have been reviewed. Present evidence supports the hypothesis that occult blood loss is a major etiologic factor in iron deficien…