03-03-2005

Multi � Nutrient Supplementation Holds Benefits for Infants

A special section in the March 2005 Journal of Nutrition examines the impact of multiple micro-nutrient supplementation on the growth, anemia and nutrient status in infants. Coordinated by UNICEF and several national nutritional institutes around the globe, results of The Four Country IRIS Trial suggest daily supplementation with a multiple micro-nutrient benefits weight gain, helps control iron deficiency and enhances status of zinc, retinol, tocopherol and riboflavin.

Diets of infants across the world are commonly deficient in multiple micro-nutrients during the period of growth faltering and dietary transition from milk to solid foods," wrote the researchers in the pooled data analysis.

Courtesy American Longevity