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Frank A. Oski, MD; Stephen A. Landaw, MD, PhD

Am J Dis Child. 1980;134(5):459-460.

Abstract
• We measured the effect of a common baby food, strained pears, on the absorption of iron from human milk. Five adult subjects were initially fed 1 dL of human milk that contained added ferrous citrate Fe 59; the same subjects were later fed human milk and one jar of baby food. Incorporation of ⁵⁹Fe into RBCs averaged approximately one quarter of the administered iron from the human milk. When the milk was combined with the baby food, incorporation was significantly decreased. The addition of a supplemental food to the diet of the breast-fed infant impairs the bioavailability of the iron from human milk.

(Am J Dis Child 134:459-460, 1980)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Pediatrics, Upstate Medical Center, State University of New York; and the Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital, Syracuse, NY.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 13, 1979.

Reprint requests to Department of Pediatrics, State University Hospital, 750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY 13210 (Dr Oski).

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