Iron Deficiency
Iron Deficiency: National Pediatric Nutritional Problem
Published in Blood Weekly, September 6th, 2007
According to the Center for Diseases Control (CDC) iron deficiency is a major cause of anemia in the U.S. While many infants meet dietary requirements for iron, evidence suggests that nearly 50 percent of 12 to 24 month-old children do not meet the daily requirements through diet alone(1). Additionally, recent data from the CDC indicate the prevalence of iron deficiency among toddlers aged 1 to 2 years is 7 percent, and this number approaches 20 percent among children aged 1 to 3 years in urban areas (2-5).
NextWave Pharmaceuticals hopes to positively impact these statistics with the launch of MyKidz Iron, a nonprescription liquid iron supplement that uses new...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2007-09-06)
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